NPI Manufacturing Engineer

Real Staffing; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Staffing is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead NPI activities, transferring designs to manufacturing and ensuring production readiness. You will set up production lines, support ramp‑ups, and partner with Design, Quality, and Operations to launch and sustain products.

You will develop and optimize processes for electromechanical assemblies, execute IQ validation, drive continuous improvement, design fixtures with CAD, and create work instructions and SOPs, applying DFM/DFA to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field with 3+ years of Manufacturing Engineering/NPI experience.
• Experience with motors, encoders, motion-control systems is preferred.
• Strong documentation, CAD, and GD&T proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for NPI, supporting product transfer from design to manufacturing and ensuring production readiness.
• Support production line configuration, bring-up, ramp-up, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle support.
• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for new products and electromechanical assemblies.
• Execute process validation activities, including IQ, and support manufacturing scalability objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Design, develop, qualify, and deploy assembly, test, and manufacturing fixtures using CAD software.
• Support fixture validation, troubleshooting, and production implementation for both mechanical and electronic test applications.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, manufacturing procedures, and process documentation.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and product quality.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, and tolerance analyses to ensure robust manufacturing processes.

Skills

Python

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Project management

ROI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Job description

Manufacturing Readiness

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for New Product Introductions (NPI), supporting product transfer from design to manufacturing and ensuring production readiness.
• Support production line configuration, bring-up, ramp-up, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle support.

Process Development & Validation

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for new products and electromechanical assemblies.
• Execute process validation activities, including Installation Qualification (IQ), and support manufacturing scalability objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance quality, efficiency, and throughput.

Fixture Design & Tooling

• Design, develop, qualify, and deploy assembly, test, and manufacturing fixtures using CAD software.
• Support fixture validation, troubleshooting, and production implementation for both mechanical and electronic test applications.

Manufacturing Engineering & Analysis

• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, manufacturing procedures, and process documentation.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and product quality.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, and tolerance analyses to ensure robust manufacturing processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field with 3+ years of Manufacturing Engineering/NPI experience.
• Expertise in production line setup, fixture design, CAD, GD&T, electromechanical assemblies, and engineering documentation.
• Preferred experience with motors, encoders, motion-control systems, Python, Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement, project management, ROI analysis, and capital investment justification.

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.