NPI Manufacturing Launch Engineer

International Motors, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors, LLC in San Antonio, TX is seeking an NPI Engineer to bridge Product Engineering and Manufacturing as new trucks move from design to production. You will develop manufacturing processes, layouts, and readiness reviews for assembly and fabrication, lead pilot builds, tooling, and launch activities.

This hands-on role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Product Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers to ensure safe, efficient, and scalable production and to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of product manufacturing experience
• Master's degree and no experience
• At least 3 years of product manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and Manufacturing Product Introduction (MPI) activities for new vehicle programs, engineering changes, and manufacturing improvements.
• Evaluate manufacturing impacts and develop production-ready processes, layouts, and work methods for assembly and fabrication operations.
• Lead manufacturing readiness reviews to ensure people, processes, tooling, equipment, and documentation are prepared for launch.
• Support pilot builds, manufacturing trials, production launches, and ramp-up activities, identifying and resolving issues throughout the process.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including process flows, PFMEAs, standard work instructions, SOPs, and process change documentation.
• Lead time studies, line balancing, labor analysis, capacity assessments, and labor standard development to support production planning.
• Identify and coordinate requirements for tooling, fixtures, gauges, equipment, and manufacturing infrastructure.
• Coordinate tooling and equipment installation, validation, and startup with internal teams and suppliers.
• Create and maintain manufacturing layouts using AutoCAD.
• Support MES and ERP integration for new products and manufacturing processes.
• Lead structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to drive complex manufacturing issues to resolution.
• Analyze manufacturing performance and project data using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Minitab.
• Coordinate supplier readiness and support equipment and tooling validation activities.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring processes meet safety, quality, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and guidance to engineers and cross-functional teams during launch and problem-solving activities.

Skills

NPI / MPI

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

AutoCAD

Power BI

Minitab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

AutoCAD

LN ERP

Teamcenter

NX

Power BI

Minitab

PFMEA tooling

Job description

International Motors, LLC in San Antonio, TX is seeking an NPI Engineer to bridge Product Engineering and Manufacturing as new trucks move from design to production. You will develop manufacturing processes, layouts, and readiness reviews for assembly and fabrication, lead pilot builds, tooling, and launch activities.

This hands-on role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Product Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers to ensure safe, efficient, and scalable production and to lead