NPI Engineering Leader - Medical Devices Launch

Forj Medical; Vadnais Heights (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Forj Medical in Vadnais Heights, MN, seeks an Engineering Manager / NPI Lead to drive new-product introduction across its injection-molding site. You will lead the NPI engineering team, owning feasibility through tooling, process development, validation, launch, and transfer to sustaining operations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to deliver high-quality, scalable medical-device manufacturing solutions, establishing clear priorities and accountability.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of progressive engineering experience with NPI, product development, tooling, or manufacturing execution.
• Three or more years of formal people-leadership or significant technical-team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience launching injection-molded products and processes from concept through validated production.
• Experience in medical device, regulated manufacturing, or contract manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate the NPI engineering team with clear roles and goals.
• Own the VH site NPI operating model from feasibility to launch and transfer to sustaining operations.
• Provide technical direction for injection-molded products, molds, fixtures, automation, and validation strategies.
• Partner with Commercial and Cost Estimating during quoting to ensure sound business decisions.
• Build strong customer relationships and serve as escalation point for technical decisions and risks.
• Collaborate with Site Leadership and cross-functional partners to align capacity and execution.
• Ensure projects comply with quality system, design-transfer, and regulatory standards.
• Establish meaningful performance measures for safety, quality, delivery, and costs.
• Drive structured problem-solving, design for manufacturability, and production-readiness discipline.
• Manage engineering resources, capital needs, and external suppliers within approved plans.
• Identify capability gaps and develop systems and partnerships to support growth.

Skills

People leadership

Injection molding

DFM

Process development

Validation

Production transfer

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical / Manufacturing / Plastics / Biomedical / Industrial Engineering

Masters in Engineering / MBA or related field preferred

Job description

Forj Medical in Vadnais Heights, MN, seeks an Engineering Manager / NPI Lead to drive new-product introduction across its injection-molding site. You will lead the NPI engineering team, owning feasibility through tooling, process development, validation, launch, and transfer to sustaining operations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to deliver high-quality, scalable medical-device manufacturing solutions, establishing clear priorities and accountability.