NPI Quality Engineer

About the Company: We are an IIT Delhi-incubated deep-tech EV startup. Vecmocon is making the EV ecosystem smart, connected and reliable by using its state-of-the-art solutions and data-centric approach, to drive the electric mobility revolution in India. We are a young company with futuristic vision and stellar aspirations. We are a passionate team with capable and empathetic leadership, a great working environment and collaborative team culture.
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1. NPI Project Management

• Lead NPI activities from prototype build to pilot production and mass-production handover.
• Prepare and maintain NPI project plans, timelines, milestones, and action trackers.
• Drive cross-functional meetings and ensure timely closure of open points.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and potential delays and drive mitigation actions.
• Ensure NPI milestones are completed as per project/customer timelines.
• Manage multiple NPI projects simultaneously.

2. Product & Engineering Readiness

• Review and validate BOM, drawings, specifications, part numbers, revisions, and engineering requirements before production.
• Ensure product design is suitable for manufacturing and assembly.
• Coordinate with R&D/Design teams for design-related issues identified during prototype and pilot builds.
• Review engineering changes and ensure proper implementation through ECR/ECN.
• Ensure change implementation is controlled across Production, Quality, Supplier, and related functions.

3. Manufacturing & Process Readiness

• • Drive manufacturing readiness for new products before pilot and mass production.
    • Coordinate SMT, THT, Wave Soldering, PCB Assembly, Mechanical Assembly, Programming, FCT, PDI, and Final Inspection activities.
    • Identify process gaps during prototype/pilot builds and drive corrective actions.
    • Ensure availability and readiness of all production equipment, tooling, fixtures, jigs, testers, and workstations.
    • Support process optimization, cycle-time improvement, and line balancing.

4. Production Readiness & Pilot Build

• • Plan and execute prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent pilot builds as applicable.
    • Conduct Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) before production release.
    • Ensure material, manpower, tooling, fixtures, test equipment, documentation, and process readiness before builds.
    • Monitor pilot production and identify recurring process/product issues.
    • Track first-pass yield, rejection, rework, and production performance during ramp-up.
    • Drive closure of all critical issues before mass-production release.

5. Tooling, Fixture & Test Equipment

• • Coordinate development of production jigs, fixtures, pallets, test setups, FCT/PDI systems, programming tools, and inspection fixtures.
    • Review fixture/tooling designs with relevant teams.
    • Ensure tooling and fixture validation is completed before production.
    • Establish preventive maintenance and ownership requirements for critical production fixtures and testers.
    • Ensure test equipment capability and repeatability before production release.

6. Quality & Process Documentation

• • Coordinate preparation and review of: - Process Flow Diagram (PFD) - PFMEA - Control Plan - Work Instructions (WI) - SOP - Inspection Standards - Packaging Standards - PPAP documents - Validation reports - Process validation records
    • Ensure documents are released before production and are aligned with the latest engineering revision.
    • Drive RCA, 8D, CAPA, and corrective/preventive actions for NPI-related issues.
    • Incorporate lessons learned from previous projects into new product development.

10. NPI-to-Production Handover

• • Ensure complete and controlled handover of the product from NPI to Production.
    • Verify availability of:
      • Approved BOM
      • Released drawings
      • Approved firmware/software
      • SOP/WI
      • PFD/PFMEA/Control Plan
      • Test specifications
      • Validated fixtures and jigs
      • Inspection criteria
      • Packaging standards
      • Quality records
    • Conduct formal production handover and ensure all critical open points are closed.

• Lead NPI activities from prototype build to pilot production and mass-production handover.
• Prepare and maintain NPI project plans, timelines, milestones, and action trackers.
• Drive cross-functional meetings and ensure timely closure of open points.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and potential delays and drive mitigation actions.
• Ensure NPI milestones are completed as per project/customer timelines.
• Manage multiple NPI projects simultaneously.
• Review and validate BOM, drawings, specifications, part numbers, revisions, and engineering requirements before production.
• Ensure product design is suitable for manufacturing and assembly.
• Coordinate with R&D/Design teams for design-related issues identified during prototype and pilot builds.
• Review engineering changes and ensure proper implementation through ECR/ECN.
• Ensure change implementation is controlled across Production, Quality, Supplier, and related functions.
• Drive manufacturing readiness for new products before pilot and mass production.
• Ensure availability and readiness of all production equipment, tooling, fixtures, jigs, testers, and workstations.
• Conduct Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) before production release.
• Ensure material, manpower, tooling, fixtures, test equipment, documentation, and process readiness before builds.
• Coordinate SMT, THT, Wave Soldering, PCB Assembly, Mechanical Assembly, Programming, FCT, PDI, and Final Inspection activities.
• Identify process gaps during prototype/pilot builds and drive corrective actions.
• Support process optimization, cycle-time improvement, and line balancing.
• Coordinate development of production jigs, fixtures, pallets, test setups, FCT/PDI systems, programming tools, and inspection fixtures.
• Review fixture/tooling designs with relevant teams.
• Ensure tooling and fixture validation is completed before production.
• Establish preventive maintenance and ownership requirements for critical production fixtures and testers.
• Coordinate preparation and review of:
  • Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
  • PFMEA
  • Control Plan
  • Work Instructions (WI)
  • SOP
  • Inspection Standards
  • Packaging Standards
  • PPAP documents
  • Validation reports
  • Process validation records
• Ensure documents are released before production and are aligned with the latest engineering revision.
• Drive RCA, 8D, CAPA, and corrective/preventive actions for NPI-related issues.
• Incorporate lessons learned from previous projects into new product development.
• Ensure complete and controlled handover of the product from NPI to Production.
• Verify availability of:
  • Approved BOM
  • Released drawings
  • Approved firmware/software
  • SOP/WI
  • PFD/PFMEA/Control Plan
  • Test specifications
  • Validated fixtures and jigs
  • Inspection criteria
  • Packaging standards
  • Quality records
• Conduct formal production handover and ensure all critical open points are closed.