NPI Engineer: Lead New Products to Production Excellence

the-pivot-group-careers; Michigan; On-site; USD 76,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The Pivot Group Network is seeking an NPI Engineer in Byron Center, MI to lead the transfer of new products from design to manufacturing. You will collaborate with R&D and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for manufacturability and to establish robust processes, tooling, and equipment for new products.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in NPI within manufacturing, strong PCBA process knowledge, and experience with CAD tools (Altium Designer, OrCAD) and PLM systems (Arena, Agile).

Qualifications

• 3+ years in New Product Introduction (NPI) within manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Strong PCBA manufacturing processes and test knowledge.
• Proficient with CAD (Altium Designer, OrCAD) and PLM (Arena, AGILE).
• Scripting experience (Python) for automation and data analysis.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and project management.

Responsibilities

• Drive successful transfer of new products from design to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing to optimize manufacturability.
• Develop and implement processes, tooling, and equipment for new products.
• Conduct process validation and qualification to ensure quality.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions during NPI.
• Define and document process flows, work instructions, quality plans.
• Support pilot runs and ramp-up to meet production targets.

Skills

NPI experience

PCBA manufacturing knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Arena

AGILE

Python

Job description

The Pivot Group Network is seeking an NPI Engineer in Byron Center, MI to lead the transfer of new products from design to manufacturing. You will collaborate with R&D and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for manufacturability and to establish robust processes, tooling, and equipment for new products.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in NPI within manufacturing, strong PCBA process knowledge, and experience with CAD tools (Altium Designer, OrCAD) and PLM systems (Arena, Agile).