NPI Engineer
Location: Waterford
Full-Time | Permanent
Hartley People Recruitment is seeking an NPI Engineer on behalf of an established precision manufacturing business based in Waterford.
The position will support the introduction of new products from initial customer and engineering requirements through process development, pilot builds, validation and transfer into production. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, quality and manufacturing teams to ensure new products and processes are technically robust, manufacturable and ready for controlled production.
This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone with experience across new product introduction, product development, manufacturing engineering or a similar technical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage engineering activities associated with new product introduction from initial requirements through to production handover.
- Review product designs, drawings and specifications to determine manufacturing requirements.
- Apply Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles during product and process development.
- Develop manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures and assembly methods for new products.
- Support prototype manufacture, engineering trials and pilot production builds.
- Identify potential manufacturing, quality and process risks at an early stage and develop practical solutions.
- Work with manufacturing teams to establish suitable machining, assembly and production methods.
- Coordinate the introduction of new materials, components, equipment and manufacturing technologies where required.
- Develop and maintain engineering documentation including drawings, specifications, work instructions, reports and process documentation.
- Support equipment and process qualification, including IQ/OQ/PQ activities where applicable.
- Analyse trial and production data and use findings to optimise processes prior to full production.
- Work closely with Quality to ensure new products and processes meet required regulatory and quality standards.
- Support technical reviews, engineering changes and customer requirements throughout the NPI process.
- Coordinate with suppliers and external technical partners where required.
- Provide engineering support during initial production and resolve issues arising during product transfer and scale-up.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Design or a related engineering discipline.
- Relevant experience within NPI, manufacturing engineering, product development, R&D or a similar engineering role.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and how product design affects manufacturability.
- Experience taking products or processes through development, trial, validation and production introduction.
- Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and tolerances.
- Good 3D CAD capability, ideally SolidWorks or equivalent.
- Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Experience producing engineering and manufacturing documentation.
- Ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing and quality functions.
- Strong organisation and project coordination skills.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within precision engineering or high-specification manufacturing.
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of DFM and DFA.
- Process development, qualification and validation experience.
- Experience with CNC machining, precision assembly or automated manufacturing processes.
- Experience supporting products from prototype through pilot production and into serial manufacture.
How to Apply
For immediate consideration, please email your CV to nigel@hartleypeople.com or call Nigel on 051 878813.
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