Senior NPI Engineer — PC/Server Hardware Launch Lead

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai

Belfast City District

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Senior NPI Project Engineer to lead the introduction of new PC, workstation, server, and storage products into manufacturing. You will act as the key technical interface among engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and customers, guiding designs from transfer through validation and ramp-up.

You will manage projects with strong PC hardware expertise, combined with proven project-management and cross-functional leadership skills.

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent qualification in Electronic, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
Experience in NPI engineering, manufacturing engineering, project engineering, systems integration or PC/server manufacturing environments.
Strong knowledge of PC architecture, enterprise server platforms and system integration.
Understanding of BIOS/UEFI systems, hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of storage technologies including SATA, SAS and NVMe.
Experience of product validation, test methodologies and process control.
Strong project management, planning and organisational skills.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Beneficial experience with PCBA board builds and electronic assemblies.
Knowledge of PLM and ERP systems, particularly Windchill.
Experience driving Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
Familiarity with supplier qualification and alternate sourcing processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel and Word.
Customer-focused mindset with strong decision-making capability in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Lead NPI activities for desktop PCs, workstations, rack servers, blade servers and storage systems.
Manage product introductions from engineering builds through production release and ramp-up.
Develop and execute project plans, launch schedules and milestone tracking.
Coordinate Design Validation Testing (DVT) and Production Validation Testing (PVT).
Ensure manufacturing readiness and successful product launches.
Review system designs for manufacturability (DFM) and assembly optimisation.
Evaluate hardware compatibility across motherboards, CPUs, memory, storage, GPUs, power supplies and networking components.
Support root cause analysis of hardware, firmware and manufacturing issues.
Drive resolution of technical challenges with engineering and manufacturing teams.
Monitor project risks, costs, deliverables and timelines.
Lead cross-functional meetings and provide regular stakeholder updates.
Manage engineering change notices (ECNs), change requests and product revisions using Windchill.
Create and validate manufacturing work instructions, assembly processes and test strategies.
Support process qualification, yield improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
Coordinate BOM reviews, component qualification and supplier readiness activities.
Ensure compliance with relevant standards including CE, UL, FCC, RoHS and REACH.
Lead corrective and preventive action activities to improve quality and reliability.