NPI Manufacturing Engineer: Electro-Mechanical Innovator

Teradyne

Agoura Hills (CA)

On-site

USD 77,000 - 123,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Teradyne is seeking an NPI Manufacturing Engineer to bring electro-mechanical products from concept to volume manufacturing at our Agoura Hills site. You will partner with design, manufacturing, and supplier teams to develop assembly strategies, resolve issues, and enable a successful manufacturing transfer.

You will establish detailed assembly instructions, define tooling needs, and lead root-cause investigations to prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Eight or more years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, new product introduction, process engineering, or a related engineering field.
Experience championing manufacturing engineering activities for mechanical or electro-mechanical products.
Experience evaluating solid models, BOMs, drawings, and related design information to define assembly methods and manufacturing requirements.
Experience defining, designing, documenting, and qualifying mechanical tools and fixtures.
Demonstrated experience facilitating structured root-cause investigations and developing corrective actions for complex manufacturing or product assembly issues.
Ability to communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to travel 10–25%.

Responsibilities

Champion manufacturing engineering activities for assigned new product introduction projects from concept development through production transfer.
Partner with design engineering and others to evaluate product designs, identify manufacturing and assembly risks, and recommend improvements.
Develop manufacturing strategies, assembly process flows, and build plans that support program quality, schedule, and production-readiness objectives.
Guide hands-on builds and evaluations of electro-mechanical assemblies to identify process risks, validate assembly methods, and recommend product or process improvements.
Develop, review, and approve detailed assembly instructions and manufacturing process documentation for pilot production teams and contract manufacturing partners.
Define requirements for assembly tools and fixtures, coordinate their design and qualification, and ensure the solutions meet applicable manufacturing needs.
Facilitate investigations of complex product assembly and manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving and root-cause assessment methods and communicate findings and correction recommendations to cross-functional project teams and stakeholders.
Coordinate the design and validation of product packaging solutions in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Train manufacturing personnel on assembly methods, process requirements, tooling use, and product-specific manufacturing risks.
Advise less-experienced engineers and team members on manufacturing best practices, problem-solving methods, process documentation requirements, and tooling design.
Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing methods, process documentation and the overall Manufacturing Engineering NPI process.
Contribute to additional NPI and manufacturing engineering initiatives based on program and business needs.