Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer - Paint & Launch

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Profit-sharing plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Polaris Inc. seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI to drive manufacturing readiness for new products, with a focus on paint and back shop operations. You will collaborate with product development, operations, quality and manufacturing teams to ensure safe, timely launches.

The role requires extensive experience in paint processes, DFx reviews, pilot builds, and production launches, plus strong project management and communication skills. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or related field. 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of paint processes, masking systems, tooling, fixtures, labor planning, and quality systems.
• Experience leading new product introductions with DFx reviews, pilots, validations and launches.

Responsibilities

• Lead readiness activities for paint and back shop operations from concept through start of production.
• Develop labor estimates, capacity plans, paint consumption calculations, and manufacturing cost models.
• Define tooling, fixtures, masking systems, racks, carts, and equipment requirements for new product introductions.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Technical Expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks/Creo

AutoCAD

MS Office / Power BI

Job description

Polaris Inc. seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI to drive manufacturing readiness for new products, with a focus on paint and back shop operations. You will collaborate with product development, operations, quality and manufacturing teams to ensure safe, timely launches.

The role requires extensive experience in paint processes, DFx reviews, pilot builds, and production launches, plus strong project management and communication skills. Travel up to 25% may be required.