Product Development and NPI Lead

Location: St. Albert

Who We Are
At Global Traffic Group (GTG), we lead with purpose: building safer roadways and smarter, more connected communities. With innovative traffic safety and enforcement technologies, we are shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow, built on data, driven by safety, and empowered by partnerships. As we grow, we are seeking a bold, visionary, and results-driven Product Development and NPI Lead who can take our AI-enabled products from prototype to volume production.

About the Role
We’re looking for a hands‑on Product Development and NPI Lead to take our AI-enabled electronic and electromechanical products from working prototypes into reliable, cost-effective production. If you’ve led New Product Introduction (NPI) for hardware, from EVT and DVT through PVT and production release, this role is built for you.

You’ve personally taken physical products from the bench into production runs of hundreds or thousands of units, and you know what breaks along the way. Here, you’ll own that path without needing step‑by‑step direction.

You’ll work with cameras, sensors, radar, and embedded systems that use computer vision and AI to make roads safer, partnering with Operations, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and our AI specialists.

What You’ll Do

Lead NPI:
Take products from prototype through EVT, DVT, and PVT builds to production release.

Design for Manufacturing:
Apply DFM/DFA from the outset, including component selection, tolerances, assembly methods, and testing.

Solve Scale‑up Problems:
Find and fix assembly inconsistencies, supplier quality issues, component shortages, and production bottlenecks.

Drive Down Cost:
Reduce unit cost, assembly time, rework, and scrap without compromising performance or field reliability.

Manage Suppliers:
Select and manage suppliers and contract manufacturers for cost, quality, and lead time.

Build with Vision and AI:
Integrate cameras, sensors, radar, and embedded hardware with computer vision and AI for traffic safety products.

Test and Deploy:
Lead prototyping, validation, field testing, and deployment of traffic and vision-based systems.

Lead Technically:
Manage engineering projects end to end and guide engineers, technicians, vendors, and manufacturers.

What You Bring

Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering, or equivalent experience

8+ years developing physical products, including senior technical or project leadership

Proven personal contribution to taking at least one electronic or electromechanical product from prototype into volume production

Strong experience with AI, machine learning, or computer vision in physical products

Hands‑on experience with cameras, sensors, embedded systems, programming (Python, C/C++, MATLAB), and CAD (Solid Works or CATIA)

Practical knowledge of DFM/DFA, supplier quality, and quality systems

Experience scaling multiple products is preferred

P.Eng. or eligibility for registration with APEGA is preferred

Experience in traffic systems, intelligent transportation, or vehicle detection is desirable

People management, Lean, Six Sigma, or ISO experience is an asset

The Ideal Candidate :

Proven Scaler: A track record of personally taking physical products from prototype into volume production

Manufacturing Minded:
Designs with production, cost, and serviceability in mind from day one

AI-Forward Engineer:
Brings strong computer vision and machine learning experience to physical, field-deployed products

Problem Solver:
Thrives in the messy middle, diagnosing what breaks during scale‑up and fixing it fast

Cost Conscious:
Consistently finds ways to reduce unit cost and improve yield without sacrificing quality

Independent Operator:
Highly self-directed and comfortable owning projects from concept to production

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