New Production Introduction(NPI) Engineer

Precera Medical; Big Lake (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Precera Medical is seeking an NPI Engineer to drive new product introductions from quoting through production. You will partner with sales, quality, engineering, and production to develop repeatable, high‑quality manufacturing processes for customer designs.

You will lead machining and secondary process development, create routings/BOMs in ERP, and contribute to PFMEA, control plans, and GR&R activities. Travel between sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field with experience, or an associate degree with 5+ years in a relevant role.
• Experience using CAD software to support product development and process design.
• Strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead product/process development through lifecycle phases from quoting to production.
• Collaborate with customers and provide manufacturability feedback.
• Manage technical variables with cross‑functional teams.
• Develop key process variables for machining and secondary operations.
• Create process routings and BOM structures in the ERP system.
• Assist with control plans, PFMEA, qualification and GR&R activities.
• Support first‑run manufacturing and ensure key process outputs meet specs.
• Design and document processes, procedures and work instructions.
• Create and execute engineering tests and CNC tooling/Programming methodologies.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or associate degree with 5 years’ related experience

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Position Summary

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer is responsible for creating the required processes to produce customer designs. As the NPI Engineer you will navigate a product from quoting, through process development, and into production manufacturing. During this lifecycle, NPI Engineer will partner with sales, quality, engineering, and production teams to develop and test all necessary processes to create a repeatable high quality product for our end customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assigned product/process development through the development phases of the product life cycle
• Collaborate with the customer and provide manufacturability feedback
• Manage technical variables with a cross-functional team
• Develop key process variables for machining and secondary operational processes
• Develop process routing and BOM structures within the ERP system
• Assist with the creation of control plan, PFMEA, qualification, and GR&R activities
• Responsible for the first run manufacturing process and key process output variable success
• Design, document, and improve developed processes, procedures, and work instructions
• Create and execute engineering tests
• Assist in the development of CNC toolpath design and CNC programming methodology
• Design tools, fixtures, and part work-holding
• Assist with all costing and quoting functions
• All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an associate degree with 5 years of experience in an applicable field
• Experience with CAD software
• Proficient PC skills in a Windows environment, especially Word and Excel
• Experience working in regulator environments preferrable ISO 1348
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong cross-departmental knowledge and coordination skills
• Proficient in multi-tasking between several development activities
• Ability to travel between sites as needed

Desired Qualification:

• Experience in the design and selection of fixture and tooling for complex parts
• Experience in a precision machine shop environment – tight tolerances
• Experience with passivation, cleaning, or painting processes
• LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application
• Experience with CAM software; swiss or milling

Compensation and Benefits Overview

Starting Pay Range for this position is $80,000-$100,000/Annually.

• Employees and their families are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package, including company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D insurance, and the company’s 401(k) plan.
• Additional benefits include access to an employee assistance program (EAP) for employees and household members, long-term disability coverage, and short-term disability for full-time employees.
• Full-time and Part-time employees receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service, as well as paid holidays, personal holidays and MN Safe and Sick Time.