What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff NPI Engineer - AI & Hyperscale Hardware Manufacturing position at ZT Systems?
About The Role
The Staff New Products Introduction Engineer is responsible for leading manufacturing readiness for product launch in manufacturing. The Staff New Products Introduction Engineer’s scope of responsibility covers the end-to-end production process of new products (material preparation, assembly, and shipment preparation).
What You’ll Do
- Lead the analysis of manufacturing KPIs for new products to derive key insights into launch readiness. Drive the cross functional teams supporting NPI in making targeted improvements to design, assembly, and test processes to achieve KPI targets. Identify, measure, and analyze new KPIs as business focus areas change.
- Lead engineering change order implementation for manufacturing processes in NPI and mass production phases across all products at ZT's global manufacturing sites. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in engineering and supply chain to determine change scope and requirements; develop implementation plans with global manufacturing stakeholders to ensure successful release with minimal production interruptions
- Lead BOM optimization analysis and drive improvements with engineering teams.
- Interpret engineering specifications and translate product topographies into manufacturing work instructions.
- Coordinate first article / golden sample builds and drive resolution of technical design issues and part quality issues.
- Identify “disruptor” products and engage manufacturing engineering & manufacturing management in the development of unique processes and procedures.
- Drive New, Unique, Different, Difficult (NUDD) evaluations and provide recommendations to manufacturing engineering for process changes and tooling upgrades.
- Lead manufacturing readiness reviews which tie the key pieces of factory readiness into a stakeholder driven phase gate review.
- Set direction for junior team members in the execution of complex projects.
- Represent manufacturing in report outs to business and technical teams across the organization.
- Lead in manufacturing risk assessments such as DFM and PFMEA.
What You bring
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About ZT Systems
At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer
When you join ZT, you’ll enjoy a range of world-class, inclusive employee benefits designed to grow with you and our company. From competitive compensation to 401K matching to comprehensive health & wellness programs and tuition reimbursement, ZT Systems offers industry leading benefits packages for eligible employees designed to help you get the most out of life.
ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
