NPI Engineer

You’ll be our: NPI Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

You’ll be based at: IBC, Bangalore

You’ll be Aligned with: ME PCBA Lead

You’ll be a member of: Manufacturing Engineering 

What you’ll do at Ather:

• Own development of PCBAs by coordinating with the design team. 

• DFM of the PCBA project in different design phases

• Work with the CFT team of assigned PCBA projects from scratch to manufacturing phase.

• Work closely with designers to address the DFM issues till closure

• Prepare the data package by collecting and preparing the internal documents and share it to EMS partners

• Ensure and validate the tool requirements at EMS side. 

• Work with the EMS partner and ensure the 4M’s are in place for every proto/NPI build.

• Responsible for successful completion of PPAP at supplier audit.

• PCBA Process Engineer, NPI Engineer, Technical SPOC for EMS partner.

Here’s what we are looking for:

Domain skills:

• Ability to drive new product introduction at EMS partner sites.

• Ability to identify potential risks & plan to mitigate the 4M technical issues 

• Hands on experience in working with multiple CFT

• Knowledge in PCBA & solderability standards like IPC A610, IPC600, J Standards

• Knowledge in DFM, DFT & DFA for PCBA

• Deep knowledge in PCBA Process Engineering

• Deep knowledge in SMT, Manual soldering, Wave soldering, conformal coating & Potting

• Experience in design of SMT stencil, Wave pallet and tools and jigs required for PCB Assembly

• Knowledge in PPAP audit requirement 

• Knowledge in PCBA and unit level testing requirement

• Ability to understand the Test plans, Operator work instructions for test execution.

• Work with suppliers for ICT & other Test jigs development for new products.

• Experience in box build activities and special processes.

• Select, Validate, Introduce & Standardize New Assembly technologies/processes locally.

• First principles understanding of manufacturing principles, quality systems, testing systems.

• Demonstrated willingness to learn about multiple processes beyond expertise.

• Ability to understand and compute business case.

Tools:

• APQP, Problem solving tools, Gerber viewer, Valor, Allegro

Behavioral skills:

• Good collaborative skills

• Good verbal & written communication

• Embracing change

• Building relationships

• Assertive

• Comfortable with difficult decision making

What You bring to Ather:

Bachelor degree in engineering in any discipline, 8 to 12 years of working experience in industries, expertise in manufacturing engineering