Electronics NPI Quality Engineer

Job Description:

NPI Quality Engineer - Electronics
Location: Nottinghamshire (Hybrid - 3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Sector: Electronics
 
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an NPI Quality Engineer to join an one of our customers based in Nottinghamshire. This role is ideal for a quality-focused engineer with experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and manufacturing within electronics or electro-mechanical product environments.
 
As an NPI Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in introducing new electronic products into production, validating manufacturing processes, and ensuring ongoing product quality throughout the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, transitioning products from development into volume manufacturing.
• Lead pilot builds, production trials, line qualifications, and full process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Work closely with design engineering, R&D, product management, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to ensure smooth production ramp-up.
• Embed Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and serviceability requirements into product designs.
• Develop and support automated and semi-automated test solutions, including scripting for measurement, calibration, logging, and programming.
• Create and maintain manufacturing quality documentation, including:
  • Process Control Plans, PFMEAs, First Article Inspections (FAI), Validation and qualification reports
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to resolve quality issues, manage non-conformances, and support part qualification or substitution.
• Analyse yield, scrap, rework, and field returns, driving root cause analysis and CAPA activities.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 quality systems and relevant regulatory standards such as CE and UKCA.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, test fixtures, and calibration systems to ensure accurate and traceable measurements.

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience in NPI Engineering, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, or Process Engineering within electronics or electro-mechanical manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of the product lifecycle, from prototype and pilot builds through full production and end-of-life.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, global suppliers, and supply chain partners.
• Hands-on experience with quality tools and methodologies including:
  • PFMEA, SPC, 8D, 5 Whys, CAPA
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and standards such as IPC-A-610.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma principles is advantageous.
• Basic programming or scripting experience in C# and/or Python is desirable.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.