NPI Manufacturing Engineering Technician

nVent • Anoka, MN

20h • $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.

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
• 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
• Knowledge of DFM (Design for Manufacturability) to provide guidance for new and existing products

Responsibilities

• Participate in project kick-off meetings
• Support the development of project teams for internal requirements
• Verify layout data
• Assess process capacity
• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees