Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer - Paint & Launch

Polaris Industries; Roseau (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Discounted employee stock purchases

Job summary

Polaris Inc. in Minnesota seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI to lead manufacturing readiness and launch execution for new products across multiple facilities.

Focus is on paint back shop operations, labor planning, tooling, masking, and quality controls to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-efficient production. You will collaborate with product development, quality, and operations teams, develop plans for prototype through production, and drive improvements across facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of manufacturing engineering experience, including paint, coatings, or related areas.
• Strong knowledge of paint processes, masking systems, tooling, fixtures, labor planning, and quality systems.
• Experience supporting new product introductions, including Design for Manufacturing reviews, pilot builds, validation activities, and production launches.
• Project management experience and ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Fluency in English; Spanish preferred.
• Travel up to 25%; safety/environmental compliance experience.
• Not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing readiness activities and program deliverables for paint and related back shop operations from concept through start of production.
• Conduct Design for Manufacturing reviews and improve manufacturability, quality, ergonomics, and cost.
• Collaborate with product engineering, operations, quality, and manufacturing teams to develop and execute launch plans.
• Develop labor estimates, capacity plans, paint consumption calculations, and manufacturing cost models.
• Define tooling, fixtures, masking systems, racks, carts, and equipment for new product introductions.
• Support capital planning activities including equipment specs, supplier selection, procurement, runoffs, installation, and commissioning.
• Lead readiness activities for prototype, validation, pilot, and production-intent builds; manage risks and resolve issues.
• Partner with quality teams to establish appearance standards, validation requirements, and process control methods.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality, process, tooling, and launch challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on manufacturing efficiency, quality, standardization, and cost reduction.
• Prepare and present launch readiness updates, risks, recommendations, and status reports to leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Manage multiple projects and launches across facilities while maintaining schedules and budgets.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Technical / Functional Expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering

MBA

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

PMP certification

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Power BI

MS Project

Job description

Polaris Inc. in Minnesota seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI to lead manufacturing readiness and launch execution for new products across multiple facilities.

Focus is on paint back shop operations, labor planning, tooling, masking, and quality controls to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-efficient production. You will collaborate with product development, quality, and operations teams, develop plans for prototype through production, and drive improvements across facilities.