Senior NPI & Industrialisation Engineer

IONATE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Private medical & dental

Company pension

Career development

Flexible working

Cycle to Work

Slow travel days

Job summary

IONATE is seeking a Lead Industrialisation Engineer/NPI Engineer to bridge Engineering and Operations, driving the HIT through industrialisation into safe, repeatable UK manufacturing. The role focuses on creating practical build concepts, equipment delivery, and readiness for scale‑up, with collaboration across teams and global suppliers.

You will lead process development, change management, and supplier transfers while ensuring robust documentation and risk management as products move to

Qualifications

• Experience industrialising electromechanical hardware.
• Shop-floor build support with issue resolution.
• Strong collaboration across Engineering and Operations.
• Recognised manufacturing qualification or equivalent.
• Willingness to travel to UK/global partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialisation delivery and prepare production-readiness evidence.
• Translate strategies into build concepts, requirements and plans.
• Own equipment delivery from specification to commissioning.
• Compile manufacturing readiness documents and track status.
• Lead DFM and DFA reviews and manage change processes.
• Manage manufacturing readiness risks and escalation.
• Support early builds and capture issues to improve yields.
• Implement configuration changes with traceable build records.
• Lead transfer to manufacturing partners with documentation and training.
• Maintain industrialisation milestones and risk visibility.

Skills

Industrialisation experience

Hands-on build support

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing engineering foundation

Willingness to travel

Education

Degree or apprenticeship in manufacturing/engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

ERP/PLM systems

Job description

IONATE is seeking a Lead Industrialisation Engineer/NPI Engineer to bridge Engineering and Operations, driving the HIT through industrialisation into safe, repeatable UK manufacturing. The role focuses on creating practical build concepts, equipment delivery, and readiness for scale‑up, with collaboration across teams and global suppliers.

You will lead process development, change management, and supplier transfers while ensuring robust documentation and risk management as products move to