Job Title: NPI Process Engineer
Location: Buckingham
Pay Range: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent
A leading automotive lighting manufacturer supplying luxury and supercar brands is seeking an experienced NPI Process Engineer to join its Launch & SVO team. This role is responsible for delivering robust manufacturing processes for new product introduction projects, ensuring products are launched efficiently, cost-effectively, and to the highest quality standards.
Working closely with cross-functional project teams, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and supporting projects through to successful production handover and closure.
Key Responsibilities - NPI Process Engineer
Process Development & Continuous Improvement:
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes to achieve high levels of quality, cost efficiency, and delivery performance (QCD).
- Review and optimise manufacturing methods, tooling, and materials to support cost reduction initiatives.
- Lead continuous improvement activities across manufacturing operations.
- Support quality investigations and implement robust root cause corrective actions.
- Lead and facilitate continuous improvement teams focused on manufacturing performance.
Documentation & Manufacturing Engineering:
- Create, maintain, and manage key process documentation, including PFMEAs and Control Plans.
- Develop and support manufacturing processes for new products and new product introductions (NPI).
- Support the integration of BOMs, routing structures, and SAP system requirements.
- Assist with RFQ creation and manufacturing cost assessments.
- Conduct individual component reviews to support tooling and production readiness documentation.
Project & Product Launch Support:
- Support project teams in achieving programme phase exit milestones.
- Drive Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Support DFMEA activities and manufacturing risk assessments.
- Assist with project development activities and engineering reviews.
- Lead or support pre-series and prototype builds where required.
- Provide manufacturing support throughout product launch and continue support until project closure.
Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance:
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with company Health & Safety policies.
- Adhere to Environmental and 5S standards across all manufacturing and project activities.
- Promote safe working practices and continuous workplace organisation improvements.
Qualifications & Requirements - NPI Process Engineer
- Minimum of 5 years' experience within an assembly manufacturing or manufacturing engineering environment.
- Proven track record of delivering manufacturing process improvements within assembly operations.
- Experience supporting new product introduction and product launch activities.
- Knowledge of PFMEA, DFMEA, Control Plans, and manufacturing process development.
- Six Sigma experience preferred, with Black Belt qualification advantageous but not essential.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive "can-do" approach.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead teams through improvement
- initiatives.
- Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideally automotive or related sectors.
What We Can Offer - NPI Process Engineer
- Competitive Sa
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