NPI Engineer

Ather Energy

8 - 12 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 4/22/2025

Job Description

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


About Company

Ather Energy is a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup known for its smart scooters like the Ather 450X. The company builds high-performance EVs and invests in its own public charging network. It is pushing innovation in India’s growing sustainable mobility space.

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