NPI System Design Engineer

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Primary Responsibilities

• Define and own system architecture, requirements, and interface definitions across subsystems
• Lead product transition from development to manufacturing
• Drive DFM / DFA / DFx (Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Test, Cost)
• Establish and maintain system-level specifications, error budgets, and performance trade-offs
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and ensure alignment across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFx), including manufacturability, assembly, testability, cost, reliability, and serviceability
• Influence subsystem designs to optimize performance, yield, quality, and cost of ownership
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies throughout the product lifecycle
• Lead system-level integration, validation, and verification planning and execution
• Resolve system-level issues across engineering, manufacturing, and field environments
• Collaborate with product marketing and engineering leadership to align system requirements with customer and roadmap needs
• Provide technical leadership for next-generation technologies (N+1, N+2 roadmap planning)
• Ensure documentation readiness: BOMs, routings, work instructions

• Own electrical and system-level aspects of NPI from prototype through production release
• Lead product transition from development to manufacturing, ensuring build readiness (processes, tools, fixtures, test coverage)
• Coordinate prototype, pilot, qualification builds, and early production ramp
• Drive electrical bring-up, debug, system integration, and issue resolution
• Define manufacturing test strategies, coverage, and validation approaches
• Identify and mitigate risks related to yield, reliability, and cycle time
• Partner with manufacturing engineering to drive yield improvement and ramp readiness
• Support supplier / contract manufacturer engagement and sourcing decisions
• Ensure full documentation readiness (BOMs, routings, work instructions, test procedures)
• Drive corrective actions and incorporate lessons learned into future programs
• Support customer demos, first-article builds, and ramp plans

• Develop and evaluate next-generation system concepts and architectures
• Perform modeling and simulation (including physical and thermal principles where applicable) to derive system requirements
• Conduct trade-off analysis to optimize system performance versus cost and schedule
• Lead subsystem partitioning aligned to business and technical objectives
• Ensure comprehensive test, validation, and verification plans are implemented
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex system-level issues
• Lead small cross-functional teams on design issues, supplier escalations, and manufacturing challenges
• Support prototype testing, data analysis, and performance validation
• Develop diagnostic strategies for system troubleshooting and reliability improvement
• Mentor and develop junior system engineers and influence engineering best practices

• Strong background in modeling and simulation of complex systems (electrical, optical, thermal, or multi-physics)
• Experience developing computational models to analyze system performance under varying conditions
• Knowledge of optical, electromechanical, imaging, thermal, or motion control systems
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for modeling or data analysis
• Exposure to AI - Skill based/Agent based AI to drive faster work flows.
• Demonstrated expertise in system-level diagnostics and troubleshooting
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills across complex, multi-disciplinary systems
• Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels and global teams

• Technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering
• 5–10 years of experience in electrical hardware development and productization
• Proven experience with NPI, pilot builds, and manufacturing ramp-up
• Demonstrated success taking hardware designs from concept through manufacturing release
• Strong hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, analyzers)
• Experience supporting manufacturing builds and resolving cross-disciplinary issues
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with global suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Familiarity with semiconductor equipment, industrial systems, or high-reliability products
• Experience in mixed-signal systems, power distribution, or system-level electrical design
• Understanding of regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements