NPI & Production Engineer

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From concept to production:
Own the journey as our NPI Engineer!

We are seeking a proactive and detail‑oriented NPI & Production Engineer to join our team. In this role, you’ll bridge the gap between design and manufacturing, ensuring smooth and efficient launches of new products into production.

As the NPI & Production Engineer, you will provide an efficient assembly process flow and effective control plan for new products and newly introduced legacy products, targeting a right first‑time build. You will support production by providing online technical support, standard operating procedures, assembly tooling and visual aids. You will also support existing and define new methods for processes that meet and deliver customer requirements.

• Full ownership of the technical aspects of the Build Definition Process, ensuring that all customer requirements are captured and considered during manufacturing/process steps/routing creation.
• Providing the required tooling (e.g., stencils, fixing, solder jigs) prior to the slot date and ensuring visual aids and other assembly instructions are provided.
• Customer focus, looking after all engineering activities to introduce, update and maintain products.
• Conducting PFMEA/other quality methodology to identify risks and establish control prior to manufacture of new products.
• Facilitating Process, Quality, and Cycle Time/UPH improvement, involving representatives from other departments to promote teamwork and awareness.
• Promoting quality awareness and setting good practice examples for operators.
• Standardizing procedures and documenting them through work instructions.
• Designing fixtures and jigs required during PCB and Box Build Assembly.
• Assembly monitoring to minimize downtime in order to successfully meet OTIF/turnaround.
• Carrying out post‑build reviews to document key elements that lead to success and lessons learned during the assembly of the new product and handing them over to Production Engineering and Production for future build.

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Industry relevant certifications are desirable (e.g., IPC).
• Mechanical system design.
• CAD, drafting standards, tolerancing.
• Electro‑mechanical design & systems.
• Electro‑pneumatic design and systems.
• Material sciences, material selection.
• Structural analytical and finite element analysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge of technology of materials used in electromechanical and electropneumatic assemblies.

We offer 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays & flex days), early finish on Fridays, flexible working opportunities, company pension scheme, health cash back scheme, a range of discounts, and excellent training and development opportunities. We also pay for professional memberships on a case‑by‑case basis.

The ability to achieve UK security clearance may be required for some roles.

All applicants should have the right to work in the UK; we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.