NPI Manufacturing Engineering Technician

nVent Electric Inc. • San Diego, CA

30d • $24 - $44

About The Position

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. Join us in a rewarding career as an NPI Manufacturing Engineering Technician at nVent. In this position, you will participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) projects from inception to production launch. By demonstrating the use of NPI tools to assess past failure modes and create new design and processing methods, you will collaborate closely with teams such as New Product Development, Operations, Program Managers, Product Managers, and Supply Chain to ensure the highest quality product launch and utmost customer satisfaction. What you will experience in this position: Participate in project kick-off meetings, support the development of project teams for internal requirements, verify layout data, assess process capacity, and meet customer-specific requirements. Support new product launches and development by leading prototype builds that may have fast turnaround times from customers. Successfully implement and validate new equipment, new processes, and recipe creation for new products. Determine product complexity and build requirements to select appropriate manufacturing lines/processes. Write initial work instructions for new products. Recommend product and process improvements. Participate in design and process failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Assess new product processes for safety impact. WE HAVE: A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com. Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being: Innovative & adaptable Dedicated to absolute integrity Focused on the customer first Respectful and team oriented Optimistic and energizing Accountable for performance Benefits to support the lives of our employees At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

Requirements

• Technical degree or Certification preferred.
• 2+ years technical/engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including fixture design and basic manufacturing process expertise (forming, welding, assembly, testing, packaging). Participation in the FMEA process.
• Knowledge of DFM (Design for Manufacturability) to provide guidance for new and existing products.
• Ability to network multi-functionally.
• Ability to meet the physical and environmental demands of a manufacturing position.

Nice To Haves

• 3 years' experience with engineering software and enterprise resource planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project kick-off meetings, support the development of project teams for internal requirements, verify layout data, assess process capacity, and meet customer-specific requirements.
• Support new product launches and development by leading prototype builds that may have fast turnaround times from customers.
• Successfully implement and validate new equipment, new processes, and recipe creation for new products.
• Determine product complexity and build requirements to select appropriate manufacturing lines/processes.
• Write initial work instructions for new products.
• Recommend product and process improvements.
• Participate in design and process failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).
• Assess new product processes for safety impact.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees