Manufacturing NPI Engineer

At Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) The AI Factory Platform Company were building a team of innovators who thrive on collaboration creativity and the opportunity to help shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution our teams design build deploy and manage AI factories for enterprises sovereign AI initiatives and neocloud providers worldwide.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley California Penguin Solutions operates globally through a network of R&D manufacturing and sales locations. For nearly three decades we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure. That engineering expertise positions us to power the next generation of AI workloads from training to inference and agentic AI at scale.

Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software advanced memory compute systems end-to-end services and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform designed to help customers deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision.

At Penguin Solutions we value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership where leaders enable teams to do their best work. We empower employees to take ownership drive innovation and grow through challenging work continuous learning and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies. With flexibility where it matters and a strong focus on outcomes Penguin Solutions is a place to do your best work grow your career and make a meaningful impact.

Overview

The New Product Introduction Engineer will lead continuous process improvement efforts improve cost effectiveness and quality of Integrated Memory products. The position requires excellent problem-solving skills use of quality tools technical expertise in electronics manufacturing and system building of servers storage and networking equipment.

Responsibilities

The NPI Engineer responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Support new product introduction into the manufacturing environment from prototype phase to high volume manufacturing.
• Drive process development & optimization through design of experiments for diverse set of products including high density memory modules embedded flash assemblies and 3D packages.
• Solve complex process engineering problems in a creative and effective way and drive solutions through successful implementation.
• Perform DFM reviews across a broad range of products and provide technical guidance to engineering teams worldwide.
• Provide technical support on NPI and Process related issues to internal as well external customers.
• Support product reliability & qualification efforts.
• To drive process improvements for SMT manufacturing mechanical assembly operations PCBA rework process and additional engineering functions
• To develop new capabilities for business development and deployment of new equipment for production
• To develop implement and monitor quality control activities for manufacturing processes
• To work with Design Manufacturing Test and Quality teams for enhancing product and process quality
• To meet regulatory requirements for SMART products labeling requirements packaging needs product and process qualification tasks
• To work with customers suppliers and external labs on quality issues and failure analysis efforts
• Use of quality tools and lean tools for waste elimination and productivity increase

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience
• PCBA Assembly Experiences
• Ability to drive root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
• Ability to select and qualify engineering materials such as thermal interface material for heat sinks adhesives for electronics underfill materials conformal coating tooling needs.
• Demonstrated ability to perform data-driven decision making using Six Sigma tools and methodology to analyze process performance identify root causes and deliver measurable improvements.
• Good communication skills to interact with customers
• AI & Automation Fluency: Strong proficiency in applying modern generative AI tools and Agentic frameworks to real-world business problems.

Location

Newark CA

Travel

Minimal

Compensation & Benefits

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in Newark CA is $110400 - 135000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations including job-related knowledge skills experience and education. The position is bonus-eligible and there are medical dental and vision benefits available. There is a 401k saving plan and other benefits such as Paid Time Off Life Insurance and an Employee Assistance Plan.

Inclusion & Belonging Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces differences and fosters belonging for all.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age national origin race ethnicity creed gender disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.