New Product Integration (NPI) Engineer

Tiffany & Co; Cumberland (RI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group is seeking a New Product Integration (NPI) Engineer to establish robust, repeatable manufacturing specifications for new designs throughout the development lifecycle.

You will collaborate with NPI Project Leads, provide routing recommendations, determine manufacturing offsets, and verify process calculations while aligning Hard Prototypes and Production Test Runs with critical CRD requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or 5 years of related experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written and presentation
• Proficiency with CAD software (Rhino, Solidworks, Mastercam)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and OneNote)

Responsibilities

• Commit to safe work procedures and site safety regulations.
• Support the NPI process for new products and dual-sourcing projects.
• Lead engineering phases during development and support manufacturing post-launch.
• Create product-specific work instructions with manufacturing teams.
• Collaborate on initial plans and process maps.
• Provide timely engineering updates throughout development.
• Define tasks for approved manufacturing processes.
• Compile technical data for status reports and presentations.
• Maintain historical data libraries to optimize future projects.
• Reduce developmental trial-and-error using baseline metrics.

Skills

Multi-project management

Communication

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Six Sigma Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Tools

Rhino

SolidWorks

Mastercam

Microsoft Project

OneNote

Job description

The New Product Integration (NPI) Engineer establishes robust, repeatable manufacturing specifications for all new designs across the development lifecycle. Working alongside NPI Project Leads who manage timelines and project milestones the Engineer provides cross-functional teams with initial routing recommendations, determines manufacturing offsets, and verifies process calculations. Additionally, the Engineer partners with Project Leads to ensure Hard Prototypes and Production Test Runs strictly align with critical requirements defined in the JDIW-supplied CRD documentation.

Key Accountabilities

• Commit to safe work procedures at all times. Adhere to all site-specific safety regulations.
• Promptly report hazards or incidents to management. Provide active safety leadership among teams peers
• Support the NPI process for new products and dual-sourcing projects.
• Lead engineering phases during development. Support manufacturing teams for the first 6 months post-launch.
• Author product-specific work instructions with manufacturing and process teams.
• Collaborate with Project Leads on initial plans and process maps.
• Deliver timely engineering updates throughout development.
• Define technical tasks for approved manufacturing processes.
• Submit and track tool room and print requests for fixturing. Validate fixturing and processes with cross-functional members.
• Inspect and measure componentry, assemblies, and samples using supplier submittal forms
• Facilitate collaboration across departments to ensure successful execution.
• Engage stakeholders including CAD/CAM, Quality, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Finance, and JDIW.
• Present and contribute actively at all product development meetings
• Compile technical data to prepare project status reports and presentations.
• Maintain historical data libraries to optimize future projects.
• Reduce developmental trial-and-error by leveraging baseline metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or 5 years of related experience
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written and presentation
• Proficiency or comfort with CAD software (Rhino, Solidworks, Mastercam)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and OneNote)

Preferred Qualifications

• Multilingual, (Spanish)
• Knowledge of modern jewelry manufacturing techniques
• Understanding of basic statistical tools: Minitab preferable
• Six Sigma Certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification