Senior Manufacturing Engineer – NPI
Permanent
Great Yarmouth
Security Clearance: Required / must be obtainable The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer – NPI to lead Manufacturing Engineering delivery across new product introduction and industrialisation programmes. This is a hands-on senior technical role for an engineer who can take products from early design engagement and prototype through qualification, pilot build, production release, ramp-up and stable manufacture. You will combine strong manufacturing engineering expertise with structured project delivery, ensuring products are manufacturable, production-ready and introduced safely, to the required quality, cost and schedule. This is not a stand-alone project management position. Proven hands-on NPI and industrialisation experience is essential. Key Responsibilities
•Lead Manufacturing Engineering activity across the complete NPI lifecycle.
•Develop and maintain manufacturing plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies and acceptance criteria.
•Lead Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) reviews and translate design intent into practical manufacturing solutions.
•Plan and coordinate prototype and pilot builds, build-readiness reviews, production trials and process prove-out.
•Define manufacturing process flows, routings, tooling, fixtures, equipment, test interfaces and training requirements.
•Ensure manufacturing readiness before production release, including controlled documentation, capable processes, validated tooling, materials and trained personnel.
•Lead the
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