NPI Engineer - Construction

Veev•Hayward, CA

2d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

About Veev Veev is leading the transformation of the construction industry with an innovative approach to modular home construction. Veev’s prefabricated closed-panel systems allow homes to be assembled efficiently on-site while delivering a more sustainable and higher-quality final product than traditional construction. As a new subsidiary of Lennar, Veev leverages the strength and scale of its parent company while maintaining the speed and disruptive approach of its roots as a Silicon Valley-based startup. Veev has developed a vertically integrated approach that involves multidisciplinary collaboration across real estate, design, development, engineering, manufacturing, and construction. This role is critical to Veev's mission of transforming the construction industry with modern, sustainable, and efficient construction techniques. In this role, you will directly contribute to the efficiency, sustainability, and quality of modern home construction by leading the development of new products or features to downstream partners. Your work will have a tangible impact on Veev’s ability to scale operations and drive industry-wide change. The Role As an NPI Engineer, you will work within the US Engineering team and directly contribute to the release of new products or features to cross-functional and global teams. Typical partners include Manufacturing (Fab), Building & Installation (Site), Real Estate, Quality, Supply Chain, Warehouse / Logistics, Marketing, Legal, etc. teams. This role bridges the gap between design and field implementation - ensuring new products and features are validated, buildable, and seamlessly integrated into construction workflows through on-site validation, troubleshooting and feedback loops. The candidate will leverage quantified KPIs to track NPI release progress and be proactive in improvement roll outs across new panel systems including MEP, tooling, and standards of documentation.

Requirements

Construction field coordination (RFI management, build validations)
Site documentation and as-built validation (root cause analysis)
Experience interpreting and validating design intent from Revit/SolidWorks or equivalent 3D systems
Familiarity with Procore or field-oriented systems (even though Monday and ACC are primary at Veev)
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
3+ years of experience in the construction or modular housing industry or related engineering fields within a manufacturing or product development environment.
Experience coordinating between engineering and construction field teams.
Strong working knowledge of NEC, NFPA, and residential code compliance. Expertise in California residential codes is highly preferred.
Understanding of modular or panelized construction assembly.
Proficiency in typical details, supply chain logistics, and driving product lifecycle management from prototype to production.
Ability to create and maintain detailed schedules and release notes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and present technical documents and updates for cross-functional teams.
Experience with process optimization, tooling, and design for manufacturability.
Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and cross-functional team collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a manufacturing setting, particularly in a start-up or high-growth environment.
Knowledge of pre-fabricated housing and assembly processes, including lean construction and takt-based production.
Experience in site commissioning, installation validation, or prefab/modular housing.
Hands-on exposure to residential construction workflows, enabling effective validation of buildability, installation sequencing, and field-driven design improvements.

Responsibilities

Validate product installations and collect field data to improve installation sequencing and quality.
Serve as the point of contact between site leadership and engineering during NPI builds.
Document and communicate field lessons learned for integration into next release cycles.
Develop and manage comprehensive Release Notes to communicate key product and process changes across various departments: Scope & Overview of the NPI Bill of Materials (BOM) Changes Supply Chain Impact Fabrication Impact Construction Impact Real Estate & Legal Impact Product Quality Impact Marketing Impact
Support and lead cross-functional release meetings with stakeholders in Supply Chain, Fab, Construction, Real Estate & Legal, Quality, and Marketing.
Facilitate discussions on new, obsolete, and modified parts, material flow, sourcing, inventory management, and PLM integration with Supply Chain.
Support coordination of residential building & installation process updates including typical details, tooling, and cycle time assessment.
Ensure alignment with Construction for work instructions, training, safety, and site performance metrics.
Collaborate with Real Estate & Legal to review impact on permits, zoning, contracts, and legal compliance.
Work with the Quality team to ensure product quality and process changes are integrated into work instructions, training, and KPI assessments.
Partner with Marketing to ensure clear communication of product changes, align messaging, and support product launches.
Drive the creation and implementation of detailed product documentation including BOM, work instructions, and part hierarchy definitions.