NPI Engineer/Document Control Specialist

Ametek, Inc.•Pleasanton, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As an NPI Engineer/Document Control Specialist, you will be responsible for engineering services functions that include design support, schematic support, PCA and PCB documentation and process, electrical parts library, ECO and ECR execution and process, document control, parts obsolescence, compliance documentation, and sustaining engineering. You will interface with electrical design engineers in coordinating the release of new products and act as a liaison between internal engineering and manufacturing departments, contract manufacturers, and other vendors during R&D stages. This role requires the ability to support engineers in the development of schematics by creating and checking symbol validity, generating and checking netlists, and identifying design rule errors. You will also check OrCAD schematics for symbol validity, design rule errors, and netlist validity, as well as check BOMs for accuracy, RoHS compliance, and obsolete parts. Generating assembly instructions, entering ECO documentation in a PLM system, and identifying substitute electronic components for obsolete or RoHS non-compliant parts are key responsibilities. Knowledge of Printed circuit layout and the ability to resolve electrical engineering issues encountered during and after product release are also essential. You will work with manufacturers to resolve issues such as basic electrical questions and are expected to demonstrate the ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs, including identifying appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluating AI-generated outputs.

Requirements

Associate's Degree
5+yrs experience in NPI role with proven success releasing and maintaining PCB based product lines.
Must be able to work indoors in an office setting.
Requires full capabilities to work full time at a computer workstation and in an electronics lab around electrical hazards.
Motivated and well organized in their work product

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
OrCad and Agile integration
OrCad Schematic entry, Agile PCB and component entry, BOM management.
Basic Engineering Technician skill set.
PCB debug.

Responsibilities

Interfaces with electrical design engineers in coordinating the release of new products.
Acts as liaison between internal engineering and manufacturing departments, contract manufacturers and other vendors during R&D stages.
Ability to support engineers in the development of schematics by creating and checking symbol validity, generating, checking netlist and identify design rule errors.
Checks OrCAD schematics for symbol validity, design rule errors, netlist validity.
Checks BOMs for accuracy, RoHS compliance, obsolete parts.
Generate assembly Instructions which includes step by step instructions and graphics such photographs, assembly drawings (Done in PowerPoint)
Enters all ECO documentation in PLM system (preferably Agile)
Identifies substitute electronic components for obsolete or RoHS non-compliant parts.
Resolves electrical engineering issues encountered during and after product release.
Ability to work with manufacturers to resolve issues such as basic electrical questions.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.