NPI Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. Do you like working in a cohesive team environment? Do you want a career with a variety of challenges working with technology intended to protect our warfighter? If so, then we want to hear from you This is a first shift position working a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated NPI Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. As an NPI Manufacturing Engineer, the candidate would primarily support the NPI builds and tests of products in our SMT and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) factory but will also have the opportunity so support our Final Assembly factory, from sub-assemblies to box-level end-items. In this role, the candidate must demonstrate a strong technical aptitude, a focus on quality, good communication skills, and be able to work cross-functionally within the operations organization and with other disciplines/functions. This position includes the following activities: + Early Design Review: Collaborate with Product-to-Launch (P2L) and New Product Engineering (NPE) to review designs and provide producibility feedback. + Process Flow Definition: Determine optimal process flow for new product builds. + NRE Identification: Identify Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) requirements for manufacturing (fixtures, tooling, programming, etc.). + Work Instruction Collaboration: Collaborate with Product Engineers and Methods Writers to develop comprehensive work instructions. + TTP Checklist: Participate on team for the Transition to Production (TTP) Checklist. + Build Support: Support Pilot Assembly and Inspection teams during build activities. + Production Training: Train Production Teams on build processes prior to TTP completion. + Fixture/Tool Collaboration: Collaborate with internal tool and die teams and external vendors on fixture/tool/stencil designs. + Process Qualification: Develop and qualify new factory processes as required. + Issue Resolution: Drive timely resolution of build-related issues. + Quoting/Bidding Support: Support Pilot Line quoting and bidding activities. + Systemic Issue Feedback: Collaborate with P2L and NPE to communicate systemic design issues and RCCA results (Pilot Line QR/CAB). + HPU and Yield tracking: Work with MFG line and Product engineering to ensure proper HPU and Yield predictions are tracked and improvements identified to meet production goals. Required Education, Experience, & Skills Required Education - Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline (ABETaccredited preferred). Required Experience - 68 years of manufacturing/process engineering experience; at least 3 years in newproduct introduction (P2L/NPE). - Proven track record with tooling/fixture design, NRE budgeting, pilotline build support, and crossfunctional changecontrol (CAB/QR). - Experience creating work instructions, training production staff, and supporting quoting/bidding for pilot builds. Required Technical Skills - DFM/DFA, processflow mapping, GD&T, tolerance analysis. - Tooling/fixture design (SolidWorks/Creo, CNC programming). - NRE identification & cost estimating (advanced Excel/VBA, ERP). - SPC, DOE, yield analysis (Minitab/JMP), PowerBI/Tableau reporting. - Workinstruction authoring, TTP checklist facilitation, pilotline quoting support. - RCCA/8D, projectmanagement tools (MSProject, Smartsheet, JIRA). Required Soft Skills - Excellent verbal & written communication; ability to influence crossfunctional teams. - Strong facilitation and stakeholdermanagement capabilities. - Proven problemsolving and rootcause analysis expertise. - Demonstrated coaching/training ability for production personnel. - High organizational agility and customerfocused mindset. Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills + Master s degree or professional certifications (CMfgE, SixSigma Green Belt, PMP) are a plus. + Experience in regulated industries and ERP/PLM integration Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. NPI Principal Manufacturing Engineer 124589BR EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression

Created: 2026-05-08