NPI Engineer – Interiors
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Contechs
Salary: £42,000 – £54,000 per year
Are you an experienced NPI Engineer within the automotive industry?…Do you have Automotive Interiors experience?… Do you have extensive knowledge of quality systems?
We have an exciting role for an experienced NPI Engineer to work within a leading Tier 1 Automotive company working on prestigious automotive contracts.
The role responsibilities include:
• Serves as overall facilitator for the development of the product programmes
• Plans, directs and controls all activities relating to the New Product Introduction (NPI) including APQP, SQA, Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing Engineering
• Manage high value product programmes proactively from acquisition to start of production to ensure timing and objectives are met for all customer milestones and oversee product programmes
• Interface with required functional disciplines and departments for programme support and to ensure the programme is achievable
• Assures appropriate programme planning to confirm that product development is consistent with established programme objectives and company needs
• Conducts all phase and gate reviews on a basis to suit the programme needs
• Works closely with the plant personnel for the purpose of accomplishing the programme requirements
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels
• Facilitates Executive-Level interaction between the company, the customer and plant personnel
• Coordinates and maintains communications with the design and operations staff and our customer for all programme activities
• Verify the implementation of solutions (Quality System, Drawings & Prototype Product)
• Control further processing, delivery or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected
• Responsible for delivering programmes on time, to the correct quality, and at the right cost
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience:
– Previous NPI/Project Management experience within the Automotive industry within a First Tier Supplier or OEM
– Ideally Automotive Interiors experience
– Knowledge and experience of Just In Time
– Good IT skills
– The knowledge to read technical drawings and engineering specifications and basic CATIA/CAD skills
– Ability to create timing plans/ APQP deliverable
– Strong communication skills
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