Npi Engineer

NPI (New Product Introduction) Engineer Salary: £40,000–£45,000 per annum, depending on experience. Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 4:00pm. Location: Bott Lane, with responsibilities across two sites.

Reporting To: NPI Manager. The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced and proactive NPI Engineer to join a manufacturing team, playing a key role in the introduction of new products and the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a background in engineering, manufacturing or quality assurance, ideally within a foundry or casting environment, to take ownership of new product introduction projects from initial development through to full production.

You will work closely with customers, internal departments and external suppliers to ensure new products are introduced efficiently, meet required quality standards and achieve a right-first-time approach. The successful candidate will play an important role in improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing waste, minimising defects and ensuring a smooth transition from prototype development into volume production. Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage NPI projects from initial customer requirements and prototype development through to full production.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers, providing regular progress updates, managing expectations and ensuring project requirements are met.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, production, quality, tooling and pattern-shop teams to coordinate project activities and action plans.
• Apply quality tools and methodologies, including APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA and Control Plans.
• Coordinate sample production processes, ensuring all stages are completed, documented and approved before progressing.
• Work closely with tooling engineers, pattern shops and external suppliers to ensure tooling, patterns, cores and ancillary equipment meet project requirements.
• Review manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process flows and traceability records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support improvements to casting quality, yield and manufacturing efficiency, reducing internal and external scrap, rework and unnecessary processing.
• Utilise casting simulation software to support method optimisation, gating and feeding design, solidification analysis and casting improvements.
• Identify and implement design and process modifications to improve product quality, reduce lead times and minimise tooling and manufacturing costs.
• Monitor product quality and outgoing shipments, identifying trends and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Produce regular management reports covering project progress, quality performance, defects and improvement activities.
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