Aerospace NPI Engineer I — Qualification & Production

JobSquad (United States); Florida; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The JobSquad Solutions Team is seeking a NPI Engineer 1 in Hollywood, FL to drive the New Product Introduction process for aerospace/defense components. In this hybrid role, you will bridge design, manufacturing, test, and quality, owning the deliverables required to certify flight-critical hardware.

You will collaborate with program management, design and manufacturing engineering, quality, customers, and third-party labs, serving as the on-site technical representative during qualification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline from an ABET accredited program (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace or defense product development, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or quality engineering, with demonstrated experience in at least two of these areas.
• Hands-on experience authoring technical deliverables for aerospace hardware, such as test plans and reports, quality plans, FAI packages, or certification documentation.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management system requirements.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools and GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
• Strong technical writing skills and the ability to produce clear, accurate, audit-ready documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously while supporting program schedules.
• Ability to travel to third-party test laboratories, customers, and suppliers as required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical path from design release to production and certification for new products across aerospace and defense programs.
• Evaluate customer models, drawings, specifications, and statements of work to assess manufacturability, testability, and certification requirements during contract review.
• Provide DfAM/DFT feedback to design engineering; modify CAD models in Siemens NX as required.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation including routers, work instructions, inspection plans, and process flow diagrams with manufacturing and quality engineering.
• Design or specify tools and fixtures for build, post-processing, inspection, and test.
• Interpret inspection results and test results to determine part conformance and drive corrective action.
• Develop qualification and acceptance test plans, procedures, and reports to customer requirements and standards.
• Serve as on-site technical representative at third-party labs; witness testing and coordinate with customer and lab personnel.
• Support internal testing and data analysis; lead root cause investigations as needed.
• Prepare SDRL/CDRL documentation to certify aerospace-grade components (APQP, FAI, CSI, Calibration docs).
• Develop tools to track deliverables, test status, and compliance findings to ensure on-time submittal.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

3D CAD proficiency

Technical writing

GD&T

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Opcenter

Python

MATLAB

Job description

The JobSquad Solutions Team is seeking a NPI Engineer 1 in Hollywood, FL to drive the New Product Introduction process for aerospace/defense components. In this hybrid role, you will bridge design, manufacturing, test, and quality, owning the deliverables required to certify flight-critical hardware.

You will collaborate with program management, design and manufacturing engineering, quality, customers, and third-party labs, serving as the on-site technical representative during qualification