Principal NPI Engineer (mfd)

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Principal NPI Engineer (Supplier & Process Engineering) (m/f/d)

Job Summary

The Principal NPI Engineer is the technical authority for supplier and process industrialization across new product programs. This role sets strategy defines standards and leads the execution of complex highimpact NPI initiatives. The Principal NPI Engineer ensures that new products launch with fully capable scalable and compliant manufacturing and supplier processes.
This position influences design architecture drives crossfunctional alignment and serves as the key technical leader for manufacturing readiness risk management and supplier capability across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as the technical expert and decision-maker for supplier and process engineering strategy across major NPI programs.

• Act as a key technical leader in the process development and engineering space. Leading initiatives to support process and SOP improvement while upskilling existing team members and supporting the implementation of a structured approach to process development.

• Lead efforts to optimize new and existing manufacturing processes through the application of scientific and data-driven methodologies ensuring efficiency scalability and compliance with regulatory standards.

• : Implement and promote the use of data analytics to drive decision-making processes leveraging statistical methods and process monitoring tools.
  

• Establish best practices process standards and validation frameworks that elevate organizational capability.

• Drive longterm manufacturing and supplier technology roadmaps that support product innovation and business growth.

Supplier & Process Industrialization

• Lead industrialization strategies for highly complex novel or critical manufacturing processes at internal sites and supplier locations.

• Oversee advanced development of highrisk processes and ensure design concepts align with manufacturability yield reliability and scalability.

• Assess and develop supplier capabilities including technology readiness process robustness and capacity planning.

Influence on Product Architecture

• Drive early and deep engagement with R&D to shape product design through advanced DFX cost modeling and capability analysis.

• Influence design decisions to mitigate risk enhance robustness and accelerate commercialization.

• Serve as the technical voice representing manufacturing scalability and supplier capability in design reviews and program governance.

Process Validation & Quality Compliance

• Define validation approaches for complex or novel processes ensuring full alignment with FDA ISO 13485 and internal quality systems.

• Challenge and elevate risk management practices (PFMEA control plans capability studies).

• Provide technical oversight for supplier PPAP tooling qualifications and readiness assessments.

Program Leadership

• Lead crossfunctional teams through readiness reviews risk closure and launch decision gates.

• Anticipate risks early develop mitigation plans and guide resolution of technical issues.

• Communicate technical direction risks and recommendations to leadership and executive stakeholders.

Technical Coaching & Capability Development

• Mentor senior midlevel and junior engineers to build organizational expertise in NPI supplier engineering and process development.

• Coach teams on advanced problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC DOE statistical modeling root cause analysis).

• Serve as a subject-matter expert for global manufacturing sites and supplier networks.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Industrial Electrical Biomedical or related engineering discipline; Masters preferred.

• 1015 years of experience in NPI Supplier Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or Process Engineering.

• Proven track record leading NPI industrialization for complex electromechanical microassembly or highreliability components in regulated industries (medical devices strongly preferred).

• Deep expertise in DFX advanced process development PFMEA validation strategies and supplier technology readiness.

• Strong experience collaborating with global suppliers and leading highimpact technical initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to influence product architecture and cross-functional decision-making.

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience with PPAP/APQP high-complexity supplier ecosystems or advanced automation.

• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent advanced statistical training.

• Experience in scaling technologies across global supply networks.

• History of coaching mentoring and elevating engineering capability at an organizational level.

Key Competencies

• Strategic technical leadership

• Manufacturing & supplier technology expertise

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

• Influence & executive communication

• Systems thinking & lifecycle perspective

• Risk management excellence

• Execution rigor & ownership

The anticipated base pay range for this position is 78.300 EUR to 135.700 EUR.

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