New Product Introduction Product Engineer

BAE Systems•Austin, TX

16h•Onsite

About The Position

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. This position is a first shift position working a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off! We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated New Product Introduction (NPI) Product Engineer to join our team. As a NPI Product Engineer, the candidate would primarily support the build of new 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing or related engineering discipline (ABET‑accredited preferred).
6‑8 years of manufacturing/process engineering experience with product emphasis; at least 3 years in new‑product introduction / product‑to‑launch environments.
Demonstrated experience with tooling/fixture design, NRE budgeting, pilot‑line build support, and cross‑functional CAB/CARB participation.
Proven record of driving root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action implementation.
DFM/DFA, process flow design, GD&T, tolerance analysis.
Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, BOMs and schematics.
Familiarity with manufacturing work-instruction creation and methods writing.
NRE/TTP cost estimation, Excel‑advanced/VBA, ERP (SAP/MM/PP or equivalent).
Competence with process-qualification techniques (DOE, PFMEA and capability studies).
SPC, DOE, Minitab/JMP; data visualization (PowerBI/Tableau).
Ability to monitor yield/quality data, run basic statistical analyses and recommend design/process improvements.
Work‑instruction authoring, training development, capital‑planning.
Excellent written & verbal communication; ability to influence and facilitate multi‑disciplinary teams.
Strong problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis capabilities.
Proven leadership/mentoring ability; comfortable training production staff.
High organizational agility and customer‑focused mindset.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or professional certifications (CMfgE, Six‑Sigma Green Belt, PMP) are a plus.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product-to-Launch (P2L)/ New Product Engineering to review designs and provide producibility feedback.
Provide input to MFG Engineer to optimize process flow for new product builds.
Generate Operations NRE/TTP Budget Estimate (BOE) generation.
Identify Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) requirements for manufacturing (fixtures, tooling, programming, etc.).
Collaborate and Review with MFG Engineers and Methods Writers to develop comprehensive work instructions.
Serve as Facilitator for the Transition to Production (TTP) Checklist and ensures all stakeholders have voiced concerns. Product Engineer updates the status in the system (Dataview).
Support Pilot Line Assembly and Inspection teams during build activities.
Train Production Teams on build processes prior to TTP completion.
Develop and qualify new factory processes as required.
Drive timely resolution of build-related issues.
Monitor Product Quality and yield data to provide design improvement or process improvement during the development phase of the product.
Identify and provide inputs / options for future capital improvements and equipment for production transitions and volume ramps.
Represent and participate in Pilot Line CAB/CARB as well as customer engagement to ensure continuous improvement enhancements are provided to design and process teams.