NPI Engineering Leader

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Our Company is built on employee mutual commitment and respect, enthusiasm and progress.   Teledyne Digital Imaging is a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc., a U.S. publicly listed enterprise, and specializes in the manufacture, design, research and development of high performance image sensors and modular expandable cameras. Teledyne Digital Imaging's products are used worldwide in machine vision, document scanning, image capture, surveillance, process monitoring, manufacturing inspection, medical imaging, and multi media. As part of our continuing growth in this high technology market, Teledyne Digital Imaging is recruiting for a NPI Engineering Leader in Waterloo.

Position Summary

The NPI Engineering Leader is a mid-level engineering position with hands-on, direct product oversight in our ASC/NRE group as well as supervisory responsibilities.  In addition to providing functional direction, technical guidance, coordination, and a healthy and productive work environment for members of a team, the incumbent will be expected to also perform project engineering tasks (e.g. development and execution of the NPI project plan).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the introduction of new, custom-designed hardware products into Production.

• As a member of New Product Introduction (NPI) team, works with Engineering and Operations groups to execute NPI deliverables. 

• Provides leadership in defining/communicating Operations’ requirements early in the product development cycle and manages the Manufacturing Strategy Document throughout development.

• Reviews designs and provides feedback for Design for Manufacturability/Testability.

• Coordinates NPI activities such as process and test development, new supplier qualification, fixturing and manufacturing documentation, infrastructure/facility changes, etc.

• Manages the regular monitoring and reporting to objectives, schedule, and key milestones.

• Determines process and test requirements for new products and measures product performance to those requirements.

• Develops action plans to mitigate high risks due to new processes, technologies, and materials.

• Performs typical manufacturing engineering activities on NPI and released products such as process development, authoring work instructions, designing fixtures, generating ECOs, etc.

• Assists Manufacturing and Engineering in engineering/proto, and low-rate production builds.

• Provides some level of sustaining support and continuous improvement/manufacturability for all production products and manufacturing processes. 

• Identifies opportunities to make products more manufacturable, increases yields, ensures highest quality, and reduces cost and reworks.

Experience / Education

• Bachelor’s degree or Advanced College Diploma in a relevant Engineering Technology discipline (Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Physics).

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years experience related to new product introduction in an electronics manufacturing environment.

• Understanding and experience in evaluating product quality and producing quantitative analysis for new products.

• Understanding process development as it relates to new product introduction.

• Training and/or equivalent experience with computer tools and advanced laboratory test equipment (vision systems, optical metrology, electronics).

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with multi-disciplinary groups.

• Experience in Project Management is an asset

Job Complexity

• The role involves a high level of technical complexity, requiring a deep understanding of machine vision, image sensors, frame grabbers, and associated software.  

• Detailed knowledge of relevant computer software tools in field of specialization.

• Detailed knowledge of specialized equipment.

Supervision

This role is a hands-on NPI Engineering role, with possible supervisory responsibilities.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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