Staff NPI Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing assembly and process initiatives for multiple Aurora modules across multiple builds and sustaining efforts in production
• Ensure end-to-end assembly process readiness for complex sensor pods systems at manufacturing partners.
• Provide feedback on manufacturing and service requirements, process control plans, and quality assurance. Develop hardware standards and process guidelines.
• Drive/Support control plans and necessary documentation to transfer HW from design to the production floor
• Create, support, and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures, forms, records, checklists, process sequence/routing, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), PFMEAs, and other required manufacturing documentation
• Act as a liaison between the module, integration and electrical teams and cross-functional teams for planning, logistics, and ad hoc requests.
• Yield analysis monitoring and drive continuous improvement initiatives for NPI production lines, ensure optimal yield and efficiency to achieve capacity and cost target.
• Maintain products’ quality by improving design and manufacturing process as well as equipment stability.

Job requirements

• Minimum of 10 years experience in engineering role with experience working in high volume production environments.
• Bonus points for experience in consumer electronics or the automotive industry.
• Experience with launching hardware products and the product life cycle, and selecting the right-sized process based on the needs of the program.
• Experience in relevant fields – optical alignment process development, optical interconnect, chip-to-chip coupling, and FAU alignment
• Participate in the process of bringing up a new technology from the R&D stage to high volume manufacturing.
• Proficient in SPC, 6 sigma, quality control process; good understanding of machine and process interactions.
• We are seeking applicants who demonstrate the ability to work independently, deliver results promptly, communicate effectively, operate with a sense of urgency, and thrive in a fast-paced development and production…
• Experience with working with supply chain and vendors, bonus points for experience in design engineering and new product introduction.