NPI & Scale-Up Manufacturing Engineer

GTI Fabrication; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO and holidays

Sick time per state/local requirements

Life insurance and disability coverage

Career advancement opportunities

Exposure to advanced manufacturing and

Collaborative, fast-paced environment

Job summary

GTI Fabrication seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering leader to own NPI governance, phase-gate framework, and cross-functional leadership across fabrication, wiring, and assembly. You will drive DFx, tooling readiness, and ramp plans from concept through production release, mentoring engineers and aligning with Sourcing and Plant Ops.

You will define baseline line flows, ergonomics, and labor models for new platforms while ensuring rigorous risk mitigation and process capability before

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in heavy industrial, engineered-to-order, or complex mechanical/electrical integration environments.
• Proven track record of leading complex product launches from early concept through full production release within a structured phase-gate framework.
• Deep expertise in heavy fabrication, structural steel, electrical panel/harness assembly, integration, and custom tooling/fixture design.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical direction to cross-functional project teams and mentoring mid-level engineers without needing direct supervisory authority.
• Advanced root-cause problem-solving capabilities (PFMEA, 8D, DMAIC, Fishbone) applied to high-stakes launch issues.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority and primary manufacturing voice in NPI phase gate reviews for high-complexity modular systems.
• Refine and standardize GTI’s overall NPI phase-gate framework, establishing clear exit criteria, risk matrices, and manufacturing readiness metrics.
• Ensure strict adherence to gate criteria, holding cross-functional partners accountable for design maturity, BOM accuracy, tooling readiness, and process capability prior to gate passage.
• Establish standard risk mitigation protocols (e.g., PFMEAs, ramp readiness audits) to identify and address high-impact execution risks long before production release.
• Translate high-level design concepts into multi-phase manufacturing strategies across fabrication, structural assembly, electrical integration, and testing.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, and Serviceability (DFX) principles upstream into Design Engineering during the concept phase to lower unit costs and build cycle times.
• Evaluate and introduce advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, tooling architectures, and process improvements to elevate throughput across production lines.
• Define baseline line flows, takt assumptions, ergonomic standards, and complex labor models for new platform offerings.
• Oversee execution strategy for prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds, ensuring launch teams validate processes under realistic production constraints.
• Lead root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) for complex assembly, structural, or electrical integration failures during pilot phases.
• Define and execute validation plans for custom tooling, lifting fixtures, automation, and test equipment prior to full production handoff.
• Feed systemic lessons learned back into core engineering design standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Serve as the senior technical escalation authority for critical NPI issues spanning Design, Quality, Sourcing, and Plant Operations.
• Mentor and coach Advanced Manufacturing Engineers and process technicians, fostering technical rigor and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Partner with Sourcing and Supply Chain on critical strategic make/buy decisions, major capital equipment (CapEx) justifications, and core supplier manufacturing capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with Plant Operations leadership to establish long-term line layouts, facility footprint planning, and capacity roadmaps.
• Drive seamless handoffs from NPI into sustaining Operations, ensuring work instructions, routing accuracy, quality control plans, and shop-floor training programs are 100% complete.
• Monitor initial post-launch production runs, stabilizing process yields, cycle times, and ergonomics until target operational KPIs are achieved.

Skills

NPI governance

Phase-gate

DFX

PFMEA

8D

DMAIC

Fishbone

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CapEx proposals

Line layout

Job description

GTI Fabrication seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering leader to own NPI governance, phase-gate framework, and cross-functional leadership across fabrication, wiring, and assembly. You will drive DFx, tooling readiness, and ramp plans from concept through production release, mentoring engineers and aligning with Sourcing and Plant Ops.

You will define baseline line flows, ergonomics, and labor models for new platforms while ensuring rigorous risk mitigation and process capability before