Global NPI Project Engineer, CBS — Travel Ready

Amphenol Corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Corporation's Global NPI team in Raleigh, NC seeks a Global Project Engineer to drive cross-site, end-to-end NPI programs for CBS backplane systems. You will manage design transfer, EVT/DVT/PVT, BOM readiness, tooling, and production readiness, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain globally.

The role demands strong PM skills, hands-on experience with design to production launches, and the ability to navigate a multi-site environment with frequent travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of NPI, project engineering, manufacturing engineering, product transfer, or complex technical project experience.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional engineering and manufacturing activities from development through production ramp.
• Strong project-management skills including integrated schedule development, milestone tracking, dependency management, risk management, issue escalation, and action closure.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and project-tracking/scheduling tools; experience with PLM/ERP/MRP/Power BI/SharePoint is preferred.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to drive accountability across multiple functions, sites, and time zones.
• Travel – Approximately 25–40% domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical project execution for global CBS NPI programs from design transfer through EVT, DVT, PVT, qualification, production launch, and mass-production ramp, with emphasis on manufacturing readiness, schedule discipline, issue closure, and cross-site alignment.
• Develop integrated engineering execution plans covering design releases, BOM readiness, tooling, equipment, test, quality, process validation, capacity, build events, qualifications, and production readiness.
• Coordinate Product Engineering, Global NPI, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Test, Automation, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, and site engineering teams around common milestones and deliverables.
• Lead action-item discipline and maintain technical risks, dependencies, owners, due dates, recovery actions, and escalation criteria.
• Serve as a global technical coordination point for NPI execution, ensuring that design changes, manufacturing constraints, and site readiness are visible and resolved quickly.
• NPI Phase-Gate Execution - Support formal readiness reviews for EVT, DVT, PVT, qualification, pilot, and MP release. Confirm required deliverables are complete before each phase transition.
• Build Readiness & Execution - Plan prototype and production build readiness, confirming BOM, drawings, material, tooling, equipment, software, test systems, work instructions, staffing, capacity, and engineering support are available.
• Engineering Change & Configuration Control - Coordinate design revisions, BOM changes, drawing releases, process changes, tooling updates, and test changes. Ensure correct configuration is communicated and implemented at each site.
• Risk, Issue & Recovery Management - Maintain program risk and issue registers; lead containment and technical recovery actions; elevate blockers with clear impact, decision requirements, and closure criteria.
• Manufacturing & Test Readiness - Coordinate process validation, equipment acceptance, test correlation, line qualification, yield improvement, and ramp-readiness activities with the appropriate functional owners.
• Schedule & Dependency Control - Identify critical-path items and cross-functional dependencies, monitor milestone adherence, and coordinate recovery plans when timing changes occur.
• Global Site Deployment - Support technical transfers and launches at global manufacturing sites, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into deployments.
• Performance Reporting - Prepare concise dashboards and executive updates covering milestone status, readiness, risks, and recovery actions.

Skills

NPI coordination

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLM

ERP/MRP

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Amphenol Corporation's Global NPI team in Raleigh, NC seeks a Global Project Engineer to drive cross-site, end-to-end NPI programs for CBS backplane systems. You will manage design transfer, EVT/DVT/PVT, BOM readiness, tooling, and production readiness, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain globally.

The role demands strong PM skills, hands-on experience with design to production launches, and the ability to navigate a multi-site environment with frequent travel