Manager NPI & CPE
Stratasys
As a member of Design Engineering Group, you will be responsible for escorting new products from R&D to production and managing a team of 4 engineers
NPI
- Coordinate and participate with local and abroad R&D teams on design for manufacturability and implementation of new products in the production line
- Monitor and interact with R&D project managers, system engineers and designers to optimize design for operations needs
- Optimize and manage design changes for contract manufacturing and full turnkey (DFX)
- Manage and control Turnkey activities for system building/subunits local and overseas
- Conduct ECO processes to assure system quality, manufacturability and improvements
- Manage Sub contractors for Assembly lines and mechanical/ electromechanical parts manufacturing.
- Define the product integration processes
- Be responsible for building Product/ Production file, Product documentation, BOM, jigs and tools design
- Additionally, develop workflows, protocols, and provide tactical direction, programs, support in the administration of NPI and mechanical engineering
- Develop, manage and conduct FAI processes for new products and their assemblies
- Represent Engineering at PLCM gates and product management forums
CPE
- Increase quality, reliability and serviceability by designing improved sub-units for current systems
- Design new jigs and fixtures for current products
- lead cost savings through hardware redesigns
- Field POC for current product support
- support current product revitalizations and improvements
- Manage EOL and 2nd source activities
- Coordinate and participate with local and abroad R&D teams on design for manufacturability and implementation of existing products in the production line
- Monitor and interact with R&D project managers, system engineers and designers to optimize design for operations needs
- Optimize and manage design changes for contract manufacturing and full turn-key (DFX)
- Support the Production line and customer support on an on-going basis including managing escalations
- Develop, manage and conduct FAI processes for new assemblies
- Serve as Operations technical link to R&D (SW, ME, EE, SE)
Essential Education, Skills and Experience:
- BSc degree in Mechanical engineering- mandatory. Msc degree in Mechanical / systems Engineering- an advantage.
- Minimum 3 years of proven experience in mechanical design / R&D environment
- Proven experience in mechanical or production engineering
- Strong written and verbal English language communications skills. Strong ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships on a multi-level basis
- Ability to present technical information and effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
- Proven experience in multidisciplinary environment
- Experience in manufacturing technology activities – plastic molding, extrusion, casting etc. - an advantage.
- Experience in leading a DFX process
- Experience in CAD software – Solid Works an advantage.
- Experience in PDM / PLM tools – Agile an advantage.
We at Stratasys are passionate believers in the value and power of 3D printing, and in the change it can bring to design, innovation and manufacturing
The solutions we create are used by over 20,000 enterprises worldwide, and are rapidly changing the way products are imagined, designed, marketed, produced, supplied and sold. We are literally shaping the world that surrounds us from the products and services in our lives and homes, to our health and quality of life, our transport, security and economies, to how we teach, research and even learn.
Stratasys is the largest 3D printing solutions’ company in the world – a company at the forefront of 3D printing innovation for more than 25 years.