Senior NPI Program Manager

The Senior NPI Program Manager will be responsible for growing, managing, and mentoring engineers, and will assist the business development team by bringing in projects and helping in making decisions that are presented to clients.

• Plan, guide, manage and support engineering activities and NPI projects.
• Ensure manufacturing process optimization, capacity utilization, energy consumption and waste reduction.
• Provide leadership for lean strategies and activities.
• Partner with production and engineering areas to conduct technical training and introduce new processes.
• Create/design and manage requirements for systems and drive development from start to completion.
• Support the team in day‑to‑day operations while improving or creating engineering processes.
• Represent engineering in cross‑functional projects and to the company at large.
• Provide early project interface, quotation support, vendor sourcing and development.
• Onboard new projects and ensure timely product launches.
• Utilize Design for Manufacturing techniques to evaluate and suggest improvements to current designs for future revisions.
• Early collaboration with design engineering to incorporate optimal manufacturing methods throughout concept, development & launch phases of NPI’s.

• BS in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Operations/Manufacturing Systems.
• 10+ years of related experience in a Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering leadership role.
• Working knowledge of electro‑mechanical equipment, manufacturing engineering, PCBAs, cable assemblies, plastics and metal processes, ISO cleanroom processes and ISO 13485.
• Previous experience working in a Medical Device company with high mix, low volume vertically integrated facility preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with lean strategies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CAD system.