NPI Specialist

General Overview

Functional Area: ENG - Engineering
Career Stream: NPI - New Product Introduction
Role: Specialist
Job Level: Band 08
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Incumbents apply in-depth knowledge in a specific area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under minimum supervision. Seeks approval from others on matters outside of job/role scope. Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives and possible solutions. Unusual problems are solved jointly with manager. Work is reviewed for application of sound technical judgment. May lead a work group or project team consisting of technical and support staff. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary role is to provide the necessary engineering support and coordination of prototype build to ensure that new assemblies are completed on time and on budget.
• Provide feedback to appropriate engineering and support groups to ensure smooth transition from prototype to production.
• Reviews and interprets customer specifications.
• Proposes solutions to meet customer specifications including product architecture, schedules, technical risks and assumptions, resource requirements, etc.
• Provide mechanical tool design support to all business units within Celestica.
• Designs, lays out, and implements new manufacturing and test processes to support capacity expansion projects.
• Develops and implements continuous flow concepts and/or Theory of Constraints methodology to drive down product cycle time.
• Serves as the program/project interface to coordinate new product launches / introductions.
• Translates customer requirements into factory activities, provides factory activity time estimates for pricing model, documents associated factory support activities, and develops preliminary program timeline for customer quote.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to six years of relevant experience.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the design process for systems and printed circuit boards, subassemblies, or other related company products.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment used for systems and printed circuit boards and subassemblies.
• In-depth knowledge of industry and quality standards and SPC methodologies.
• In-depth knowledge of materials and components used in the construction of systems and printed circuit boards and subassemblies.
• In-depth knowledge of material science, robotics, machine programming.
• In-depth knowledge of product pricing, contracts and contract negotiations.
• Excellent customer contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Good presentation, database management and computer skills.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control methods and techniques.
• Knowledge and understanding of the design process for printed circuit boards.
• Ability to design tests, evaluate results and recommend solutions to improve the processes associated with SMT manufacturing.
• Ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems.
• Strong knowledge of IT platforms, database design and programming languages.
• Strong knowledge of some or all of the following: UNIX, NT, database management system.
• Ability to evaluate materials, gather and analyze data and determine root cause of problems.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers.

Physical Demands

• Duties of the position are performed in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.