Business Unit: Engineering | Reports To: Director of Enterprise Transformation | Payroll Status: Salaried | Effective: Oct 2025, revised Mar 2026

JOB DESCRIPTION
NPI (New Product Introduction) Manager oversees the process of bringing a new product (or existing product with obsolete process) from design to optimized customer production and final deliveries. Including first article approval and full industrialization to reach targeted financial and quality metrics as per design.

By coordinating cross-functional teams, managing timelines, budgets, and risks to ensure successful product launches that meet quality, cost, and delivery targets. Key responsibilities include leading project planning, communicating with stakeholders and senior management, resolving issues, driving design for manufacturability (DFM), and working with production partners and the supply chain.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CNC Programming of all the Machining Operations using innovative techniques to guarantee a lights out process (closed doors)

Process Development & Validation: develop, innovate, and improve manufacturing processes, ensuring they are validated and compliant with regulatory and quality requirements

Cross-Functional Team Leadership: lead and coordinate teams across design, engineering, quality assurance, marketing, and operations to ensure smooth product introductions

Project & Budget Management: set project timelines and budgets, manage project financial expenditures, and request funding for capital equipment

Technical Oversight: provide technical leadership for manufacturing aspects of new products, including during quotations, ensuring manufacturability and cost-effectiveness

Risk Management: conduct risk assessments, develop contingency plans, and resolve technical issues to prevent project delays

Continuous Improvement: implement quality and efficiency measures such as Lean and Six Sigma, and provide training on new equipment and processes

Stakeholder Communication: communicate with management and stakeholders to provide project updates and manage expectations

Technology Transition:



lead the technology transfer process to the sustaining production team once a product is ready for full production

Ensure programs comply with AS9100, customer specific quality standards, and regulatory requirements

Manage production cost with expected quoted costs achieving expected gross margin

Team Leadership & Development: oversee and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers; handle hiring, performance reviews, and career development

Strategic Planning: align engineering goals with broader company objectives; plan for future capacity needs and long-term facility layouts

Create clear and concise technical documents, drawings, instructions and specifications

Lead and work with numerous departments to effectively create and launch new processes

Coordinate the design, build, sourcing and try-out of equipment, tooling and processes within an agreed timeline for a particular product, in cooperation with manufacturing and engineering

Facilitate the creation and maintenance of process FMEAs and control plans

Complete additional projects and responsibilities as required

EXPECTATIONS

100% on time deliveries on projects

100% on projects budgeted cost

100% over 1.33 Cpk on machining key characteristics

100% customer satisfaction

Be punctual and prepared to begin work at the scheduled start time every day

Plan vacation, personal time, and absences responsibly in accordance with company policy and operational needs

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or MS from a four-year college or university preferred, majors include mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or equivalent experience in the industry, preferably aerospace

Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt an asset

AS9100 knowledge and training





Export Control / ITAR / Controlled Goods training

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE

5 or more years in the aerospace manufacturing industry in a CNC Programmer role

Must have strong programming knowledge on machine deburring, probing, 3-4-5 axis milling, turn milling, tool laser measurement set up, Vericut, SPC monitoring

Minimum 5 years experience in CNC programming on Inconel, titanium or stainless components

Strong Quality Engineer skills and very familiar with customer specs for aerospace companies such as MTU, GE, PW

Strong knowledge of innovative cutting technologies on special material including exotic alloys

Strong knowledge of build-to-print manufacturing processes, including machining, special processes, and assembly

Deep knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and how to extract data from them

Excellent time management, able to meet tight deadlines and prioritize under pressure

Solid organizational skills, detail oriented, diligent, thorough, accurate and professional

Strong customer service skills, confident interacting with senior customer representatives

Excellent influencing skills and the ability to drive actions to closure with high problem ownership

Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, communication and listening skills

Work safely, adhering to Health and Safety policy, and maintain a high level of 5S

Very valuable knowledge of AS9100 and QMS

Strong knowledge of APQP and PPAP standards for machining products and processes

Deep knowledge of reading blueprints, tolerances and GD&T;

Good knowledge of CMM programming techniques and advanced measurement tools

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Internal communication: superior verbal and written communication skills, working effectively with others consistent with the company values, plus excellent presentation abilities.

External communication: ability to work effectively with customers on a daily basis.

Soft skills: embark on a shared vision, score as a team, empower people, lead by example, dare to innovate.

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