NPI & Industrialization Engineer

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The NPI & Industrialization Engineer coordinates New Product Introduction and technology transfer activities to ensure manufacturing readiness, process capability, and cost-effective product launches. This role serves as the analytical and coordination link between the Global Project Management Office (PMO), Engineering, Production, and Quality. It focuses on analyzing performance data (Yield, RFT, Capability) to identify improvement priorities, support manufacturability assessments, and guide teams toward the highest ROI opportunities.

The position provides direction through data, not by executing process improvements directly owned by Production, Engineering or Quality.

This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead and maintain the site’s NPI and Technology Transfer roadmap, ensuring alignment with PMO priorities and site objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional readiness reviews to confirm process, quality, and supply-chain preparedness for new or transferred products.
• Analyze Yield, First-Time Yield (FTY), process capability, and cost drivers to identify key improvement opportunities and quantify potential ROI.
• Support Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) discussions and propose product or process modifications that improve manufacturability, yield, and efficiency.
• Provide analytical input to PFMEA, control plan, and validation activities owned by Quality and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports summarizing capability data, NPI status, and ROI tracking for management and PMO review.
• Support Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean initiatives through data-driven prioritization and engineering insight.
• Standardize documentation related to NPI and industrialization deliverables to ensure alignment and traceability.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and compliance standards in all activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• This position has no direct reports but provides functional leadership to cross-functional project teams (Engineering, Quality, Production, and Program Management).

• May sit for extended periods of time.
• Utilize dexterity abilities to perform typing, operate a computer and other office equipment, to perform filing, and related job responsibilities and attention to detail competence.
• Spend significant time reading both on paper and on a computer.
• Occasional work in production areas requiring use of personal protective equipment.

• General office and manufacturing environment with moderate to high noise levels depending on task location.
• Donning of personal protective equipment as required and as posted in selected areas of the site where hazardous materials and equipment are in use.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering, or 4+ years equivalent technical experience.
• 2+ years’ experience in product or process engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years’ experience in NPI, process industrialization, or technology transfer.
• 2+ years’ experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment, applying structured problem-solving tools (5 Whys, RCCA, PFMEA).

• Experience in medical device or precision manufacturing.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the…