NPD Industrialization Engineer - Launch & Scale

Dover Corporation; Mill Road (PA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Dover Food Retail in South Chesterfield, VA is seeking an NPD Industrialization Engineer to drive industrialization, manufacturing readiness, and controlled implementation of new products and changes. You will bridge Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to translate designs into scalable, cost-effective processes.

Responsibilities include leading ECPs, DFMA and process-validation activities, and ensuring readiness before production cut-in.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum five years in product industrialization or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with PFMEA, control plans, and process capability.
• Hands-on with pilot builds, production launches, PPAP, and manufacturing ramp-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialization activities from design through production launch and stabilization.
• Own ECP development and execution, including sequencing, dates, and validation.
• Serve as liaison between Product Engineering and Operations to ensure scalable manufacturing processes.
• Lead manufacturing feasibility, DFM/DFA, process risk, tooling, and capacity reviews throughout Stage-Gate.
• Develop launch plans covering process flow, workstations, equipment, fixtures, and line readiness.
• Coordinate prototyping, pilot builds, PPAP activities, and process validation.
• Lead cross-functional manufacturing-readiness reviews and set measurable criteria.
• Define inventory disposition for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

Skills

Industrialization

Manufacturing readiness

DFM

PPAP

Lean Manufacturing

Project leadership

Cross-functional

GD&T

CAD

PLM/ERP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD

PLM/PDM

ERP

Job description

Dover Food Retail in South Chesterfield, VA is seeking an NPD Industrialization Engineer to drive industrialization, manufacturing readiness, and controlled implementation of new products and changes. You will bridge Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to translate designs into scalable, cost-effective processes.

Responsibilities include leading ECPs, DFMA and process-validation activities, and ensuring readiness before production cut-in.