Staff NPI Engineer: Global Tooling & New-Product Launch

collectorsuniverse; United States; On-site; USD 125,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(K) Matching Plan

Vacation

Holiday Pay

Employee Discounts

Fun Working Environment

Job summary

Collectors is seeking a Staff NPI Engineer to join our Mechanical Engineering team in Santa Ana, CA. This high-impact role drives part qualification end-to-end, stands up new tooling, and ensures flawless design transfer to domestic and international suppliers.

You will report to the Mechanical Engineering Manager and collaborate with product development and operations to execute NPI handoffs from DFM through first article, while building global standards and repeatable playbooks across supplier

Qualifications

• 8+ years in NPI, manufacturing engineering, or product launch roles in a high-precision, high-volume environment.
• Proven experience managing large-scale injection molding tooling programs.
• Experience with ultrasonic welding is highly desirable.
• Fluent in PPAP/FAI, GD&T, and supplier qualification processes.
• Strong cross-functional project management; able to hold global suppliers to schedule and quality commitments.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).

Responsibilities

• Own the global part qualification process end-to-end, driving cycle time and removing bottlenecks.
• Lead implementation of new injection molding tool sets from kick-off through production release.
• Manage new design transfers to domestic and international offices, ensuring process requirements are validated before handoff.
• Partner with product development and operations to execute smooth NPI handoffs from DFM through first article.
• Define and deploy global standards of work for NPI, building repeatable playbooks across all supplier sites.

Skills

NPI experience

Manufacturing engineering

Product launch

Injection molding tooling

PPAP/FAI, GD&T

Supplier qualification

Cross-functional PM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Injection molding tooling

Job description

Collectors is seeking a Staff NPI Engineer to join our Mechanical Engineering team in Santa Ana, CA. This high-impact role drives part qualification end-to-end, stands up new tooling, and ensures flawless design transfer to domestic and international suppliers.

You will report to the Mechanical Engineering Manager and collaborate with product development and operations to execute NPI handoffs from DFM through first article, while building global standards and repeatable playbooks across supplier