Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) | NTS Hengelo

NTS; Hengelo; Hybrid; EUR 53,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home arrangement

Personal development opportunities

Pension scheme

Laptop and mobile phone

Free fresh fruit at work

Travel allowance

Annual vitality/bike/gym budget

Job summary

NTS Hengelo is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) to join the NPI team. You will ensure manufacturability and set up robust production processes for high-tech machining, interfacing with designers, operators, and project teams.

You will translate complex specs into practical production approaches, work on process optimization, and contribute to Design For Manufacturing discussions, ensuring stable, quality output across the production cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's level in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar.
• Strong technical insight into manufacturability, tolerances, and metalworking.
• Affinity with or experience in a high-tech production environment, preferably machining.
• Knowledge of quality methods like SPC, CPK, PFMEA and root cause analysis is a plus.
• Analytical skills to translate design choices into process impact.
• Strong communication skills and ability to switch effectively between engineering and shop floor.
• Good command of Dutch language spoken and written for drawings, work instructions and shop floor communication.

Responsibilities

• Translating complex customer specifications into a technically manageable production approach.
• Setting up and optimizing production processes within high-tech machining.
• Preparing production-related documents, such as drawings and work instructions.
• Analyzing process data (SPC, CPK, machine performance) and initiating structural improvements.
• Working intensively with operators and production to continually improve manufacturability and process stability.
• Being the technical contact within NPI projects and co-responsible for predictable and quality-stable series production.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Dutch language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar

Job description

“At NTS we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us; it is our passion. Every day we work on unique solutions for complex challenges. Whether ultracomplex or ultra-precise solutions, we are proud of what we do and deliver.” Do you want to explore what is possible together? Do you want to turn complex high-tech designs into a stable and predictable production process? Are you technically skilled and equally comfortable working with engineers and operators on the shop floor? Then start as a Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) at NTS Hengelo and let's make it possible together!

Job Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) at NTS Hengelo, you are part of the NPI team of 20 FTE, including project leaders/managers, manufacturing engineers, and technical specialists. You report to the team leader ME NPI. Together you are responsible for the technical manufacturability and process setup of new high-tech products within our machining and assembly environment for the Semicon and Analytical market. You operate at the heart of the technical chain: from design to series production. You analyze complex tolerances, material properties, and critical product characteristics and translate these into a robust, reproducible production process. You actively contribute during the design phase (Design For Manufacturing) and provide technical input to clients and internal project teams.

You stay close to production. You gather knowledge from operators, understand the dynamics of the shop floor and translate practical experience into structural process improvements. You focus fully on technical process control, optimization, and assurance.

Your tasks also include:

• Translating complex customer specifications into a technically manageable production approach;
• Setting up and optimizing production processes within high-tech machining;
• Preparing production-related documents, such as drawings and work instructions;
• Analyzing process data (SPC, CPK, machine performance) and initiating structural improvements;
• Working intensively with operators and production to continually improve manufacturability and process stability;
• Being the technical contact within NPI projects and co-responsible for predictable and quality-stable series production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's level in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar;
• Strong technical insight into manufacturability, tolerances, and metalworking;
• Affinity with or experience in a high-tech production environment, preferably machining;
• Knowledge of quality methods like SPC, CPK, PFMEA and root cause analysis is a plus;
• Analytical skills to translate design choices into process impact;
• Strong communication skills and ability to switch effectively between engineering and shop floor;
• Good command of Dutch language spoken and written for drawings, work instructions and shop floor communication.

Your employment conditions

At NTS we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions for complex challenges. You get the freedom and trust to fully use and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest in both technology and in you as a future colleague!

For this challenge we offer the following conditions:

• Salary from €4,738 to €6,218 gross per month, depending on experience and qualifications; Based on scale L Manufacturing Engineer A
• Over 40 days off: 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days for full-time employment;
• Personal development and growth opportunities, for example via training and courses;
• Work from home arrangement: 1 day per week with a net allowance of €2.40 per day;
• Annual budget of €150 to spend freely, usable for vitality, bike plan, or gym via the Alleo app;
• Travel allowance of €0.21 per km (max 50 km one way) or full public transport reimbursement;
• Excellent pension scheme via PME;
• Laptop and mobile phone;
• Free fresh fruit at work.

About NTS

We deliver unique solutions for complex challenges and drive technological progress for our customers. By combining development, production, and assembly, we play an integral role in uniting the supply chain. We combine the best skills and smartest ideas into a working system for the most advanced semiconductor, opto-mechatronic, and analytical solutions worldwide. For this reason, we have grown into a Tier-1 supplier for OEMs and an international player with locations across Europe, Asia, and the USA.

Although we offer great workplaces worldwide, we remain firmly rooted locally. Ultimately, NTS is defined by our people. Their excellent craftsmanship, customer-oriented mindset, and clear technical solutions have made NTS what it is today. Together we create a culture everyone can be proud of because we make it possible together. We take every opportunity to celebrate our people, our craft, and our successes.