NPI Engineer | NTS Eindhoven

Do you want to discover together what is possible? Are you the engineer who transforms customer designs into robust, scalable production processes and takes ownership of the entire NPI process in a high-complexity environment? Do you have the technical depth and project management skills to bring groundbreaking high-tech systems into production first-time-right? Then start as an NPI Engineer at NTS Eindhoven and let's make it possible together!

Job Description

As an NPI Engineer at NTS Eindhoven, you industrialise customer designs into scalable, cost-efficient, and first-time-right production processes. You work in a low-volume, high-complexity environment for customers in the semiconductor, opto-mechatronic, and analytical industry, where quality and manufacturability go hand in hand.

You take ownership of the entire NPI process: from proof-of-principle to a controlled handover to the production floor. Projects have an average duration of 1.5 to 2.5 years, during which you lead the technical and process aspects and report to the NPI Project Manager.

You are part of a close-knit team of 8 NPI Engineers and collaborate closely with colleagues from Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations. Additionally, you regularly coordinate with international suppliers on manufacturability and quality assurance, acting as a strong and convincing partner.

Furthermore, your responsibilities include:

• Industrialising customer designs by translating specifications into manufacturable, cost-efficient concepts and defining the complete product and process flow;
• Designing the serial production process: layout, tooling, qualification strategies, ERP configurations, quality controls, and work instructions;
• Facilitating process validation through Design/Process FMEA, SPC studies, and 8D problem-solving for a zero-defect introduction;
• Monitoring costs, quality, delivery reliability, and risks throughout the entire NPI process;
• Coordinating with international suppliers on manufacturability, lead times, and quality assurance.

Requirements

We are looking for a technically strong and project management skilled NPI Engineer with the following background:

• Completed HBO or WO degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar;
• Demonstrable experience with NPI and industrialization processes, preferably in a high-tech production environment;
• Knowledge of assembly and production processes, tooling, test equipment, and qualification methods such as FMEA, SPC, and 8D;
• Strong personality with persuasiveness, project management skills, and a keen eye for costs and risks;
• Good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken, due to international collaboration and technical communication.

Your benefits

• Over 40 days off: 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days with a full-time position;
• Personal development and growth opportunities, for example through training and education;
• Remote work policy: 1 day per week remote work with a net allowance of €2.40 per day;
• Annual budget of €150 gross, usable for vitality, bike plan, or gym via the Alleo app;
• Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer (max. 50 km one way) or full reimbursement of public transport costs;
• Excellent pension scheme via PME;
• Laptop and mobile phone;
• Free fresh fruit at work.

About NTS

NTS provides unique solutions for complex challenges and drives the technological advancement of its customers. By combining development, production, and assembly, the company plays an integral role in bringing together the supply chain. NTS merges the best skills and smartest ideas into a working system for advanced Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronic, and Analytical solutions, and has grown into a Tier-1 supplier for OEMs with an international presence in Europe, Asia, and the US.

NTS offers teams a strong workplace while remaining firmly rooted locally. The company emphasizes craftsmanship, a customer-focused mentality, and clear technical solutions, with a culture built around its people and shared successes.