NPI & ECO Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Alto-Shaam, Inc.; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare premiums

11 paid holidays

Career ladders program

Tuition assistance

Fitness reimbursement

Performance reviews with merit raises

Annual lunch with president

Job summary

Alto-Shaam, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a manufacturing engineering leader for NPI and ECO. You will direct the NPI engineers, manage stage-gate product launches, and co-create manufacturability and process improvements across new products. Collaboration with Design, Quality, Production Control, and finance is essential.

The role emphasizes new product processes, BOM/routing accuracy, and driving automation opportunities while maintaining strict production timing and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering with 8+ years in fabrication and assembly of complex mechanical/electrical components, incl. 3+ years leading technical staff.
• Experience leading new product introduction in a stage-gate process (DFM/DFA, pilot builds).
• Experience owning an engineering change process and manufacturing data standards (BOMs, routings, work instructions).
• 3+ years in a continuous improvement environment including lean tools and flow lines.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and using CAD/engineering tools such as SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the NPI engineers and Engineering Change Management team; set priorities and coverage.
• Serve as manufacturing lead in stage-gate new product process; participate in design reviews with DFM focus and identify automation/cost-out opportunities.
• Develop new product manufacturing processes using cycle/takt-time data; direct tool and fixture development.
• Manage Alpha, Beta, and pre-production builds; oversee launch, ramp to rate, and hand-off to sustainment.
• Track KPIs/KAIs and escalate risks to the Director to ensure milestones are met.
• Ensure process standards, PFMEA, BOM/routing release, and first article inspection practices are followed across NPI programs.
• Own the ECO process from intake to cutover, set cycle time/quality targets, and maintain BOM accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

DFM/DFA

Project management

Lean concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MS-Office

Job description

Alto-Shaam, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a manufacturing engineering leader for NPI and ECO. You will direct the NPI engineers, manage stage-gate product launches, and co-create manufacturability and process improvements across new products. Collaboration with Design, Quality, Production Control, and finance is essential.

The role emphasizes new product processes, BOM/routing accuracy, and driving automation opportunities while maintaining strict production timing and cost targets.