NPI Engineer in Brampton

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, looking for ways to harness new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, and our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, emphasising career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

• We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties, monthly internal events and more.
• Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
• Join a Carbon Neutral company; Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK, France, Germany & South Africa!
• Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite mini-gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
• Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
• Collaborative internal group initiatives like the Green Team, EDI Team, or the Charity Team.
• Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
• 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
• Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies.

About the role:

Join our Manufacturing Engineering team in Eastbourne, where you'll deliver successful New Product Introduction (NPI) across electronics (PCA) and assembly manufacturing, acting as the key interface between Product Development and Manufacturing.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading end-to-end NPI activity, ensuring products are delivered safely, on time, to quality and cost targets, with full production readiness at launch.
• Driving Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test (DFM/DFA/DFT), embedding Right First Time (RFT), FMEA and defect prevention principles throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensuring safe process design during NPI, supporting risk assessments, COSHH and compliance with HSE and ISO9001 requirements.
• Defining and optimising manufacturing processes, equipment, layouts, workflows and documentation, ensuring effective handover into production.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce cost, waste, complexity, rework and scrap through design and process optimisation, including support for CapEx decisions.
• Working closely with Product Development, Quality, Operations and Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve issues, prioritise workload and communicate progress across multiple projects.
• Acting as a manufacturing subject matter expert, supporting continuous improvement of NPI processes and mentoring junior engineers.
• Regular travel to our Brighton Head Office and Electronics Centre as part of supporting NPI and production activities.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in a similar NPI or Manufacturing Engineering role within electro-mechanical manufacturing.
• Strong application of DFM principles and experience collaborating closely with design teams.
• Confident working across multi-disciplinary and multi-site teams with clear, effective communication skills.
• Well organised, able to prioritise and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you're excited about a role but your existing experience doesn't match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

If you are unsure, reach out to the recruitment team for career advice. We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas; most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us.