NPI Engineer

Intel Corporation; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking an Experienced Hire to lead NPI execution activities for new technologies and products for external customers. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to enable successful startup and ramp.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, 5+ years in NPI or related roles, and strong English communication. On-site work and PMP certification are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage NPI execution activities across development, implementation, and ramp for external customers.
• Coordinate NPI build execution with engineering, manufacturing, quality and supply chain for successful product startup.
• Develop and manage detailed NPI execution plans with tasks, dependencies, durations and schedules.
• Track Performance Against Schedule and CSIs across NPI milestones.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness with process flow, material readiness and capacity planning.
• Identify and drive DFMs and collaborate with technical experts to resolve product and process challenges.
• Proactively identify improvements to enhance NPI delivery, quality and predictability.
• Lead root cause analysis and coordinate risk mitigation for NPI deliverables.
• Document NPI readiness including process flow, build routing and BOM for qualification artifacts.

Skills

NPI execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

English communication

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Details:

Job Description:

Responsibilities / Expectations

• Plan and manage NPI execution activities as a product integrator, supporting the development, implementation, and ramp of new technologies or products for external customers.
• Act as the primary coordination point for NPI build execution, engaging cross functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to enable successful product startup.
• Develop and manage detailed NPI execution plans, including task identification, dependency definition, effort and duration estimation, and project schedule tracking.
• Track and publish Performance Against Schedule, ensuring achievement of Critical Success Indicators (CSIs) across key NPI milestones, including:
  Recipe Check Out
  Power On
  Engineering Sample
  Quality Sample
  Factory Certification
  Manufacturing Validation
• Ensure manufacturing readiness by coordinating system setup, process flow definition, material readiness, and capacity availability to support NPI builds and data collection.
• Understand product and process challenges and work closely with technical experts across multiple groups to identify solutions and drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) alignment during NPI execution.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities and support improvement actions to enhance NPI delivery effectiveness, predictability, and quality.
• Lead investigation of issues impacting NPI deliverables, perform structured root cause analysis, align risk mitigation actions, and coordinate resolution with responsible functional owners.
• Follow up on recovery actions to ensure NPI schedules and sample volume commitments are met with acceptable quality.
• Document NPI readiness and deliverables, including process flow, build routing, BOM, and qualification artifacts, and support preparation of factory certification qualification documentation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in NPI, manufacturing, technology transfer, or related engineering roles.
• Knowledge of Assembly and/or Test processes, TD transfer methodologies, and statistical data analysis.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in cross functional teams.
• Good English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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