NPI Process Engineer - Electrical Test & Harness

603 Manufacturing, Connected by Trexon; Hudson (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Benefits package

Job summary

603 Manufacturing, located in Hudson, NH, seeks a Process Engineer for NPI and test development to own cable and wire harness testing programs and Cirris CH2 projects. You will develop robust manufacturing processes, documentation, and test strategies for high-reliability applications in aerospace and defense.

The role requires strong process engineering skills, ability to interpret drawings and specifications, and collaboration across Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to drive

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering, process engineering, test engineering, or NPI experience.
• Experience with cable assemblies, wire harnesses, or electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent technical documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the introduction of new cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and electro-mechanical assemblies into production.
• Review engineering drawings, schematics, BOMs, and customer specifications.
• Develop manufacturing processes that support repeatability, quality, and throughput.
• Participate in first-piece and prototype builds, documenting lessons learned and process improvements.
• Identify tooling, fixturing, and equipment requirements for new programs.
• Create and maintain manufacturing work instructions, visual aids, process documentation, and standardized templates.
• Establish process controls, inspection points, and quality checkpoints.
• Document first article builds, process validations, and manufacturing best practices.
• Develop and maintain electrical test procedures for cable and wire harness assemblies.
• Create and validate Cirris CH2 test programs based on engineering drawings, schematics, netlists, and customer requirements.
• Support continuity, isolation, hipot, resistance, and component verification testing.
• Troubleshoot test failures and support root cause investigations.
• Maintain revision control of test programs and associated documentation.
• Support IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 3 workmanship standards and Space Addendum requirements.
• Interpret customer flow-down requirements and special process requirements.
• Develop documentation supporting traceability, configuration control, and audit readiness.
• Support First Article Inspections (FAI) and customer audits.
• Ensure manufacturing and test processes meet customer quality and reliability expectations.
• Drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency, documentation quality, testing methods, and process controls.
• Reduce process variation and improve manufacturing repeatability.
• Support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Technical documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Electronics Technology

Tools

Cirris CH2

Electrical test equipment

ERP / PLM / MES systems

Job description

603 Manufacturing, located in Hudson, NH, seeks a Process Engineer for NPI and test development to own cable and wire harness testing programs and Cirris CH2 projects. You will develop robust manufacturing processes, documentation, and test strategies for high-reliability applications in aerospace and defense.

The role requires strong process engineering skills, ability to interpret drawings and specifications, and collaboration across Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to drive