About this role
Product Development Icon 32h-40h Nieuwegein NPI Engineer Are you an engineer who enjoys bringing complex technical products from development into reliable production? At Zign, we are looking for an NPI Engineer who can lead the transfer of product designs into robust, scalable manufacturing processes at our manufacturing partners. Zign helps ambitious companies turn complex technical ideas into reliable products that can be manufactured, scaled and supported throughout their lifecycle.
As an NPI Engineer within our team, you will work on high-tech products in demanding and regulated markets such as Medical Devices, energy equipment, industrial systems and other advanced technical applications. Our typical products combine electronics, injection-moulded parts, sheet metal, and other mechanical, optical, packaging or specialist components, depending on the application. The supply chains we manage are mainly based in Europe, complemented by sourcing and manufacturing partners in Asia where this adds the right capability, scalability or cost position.
For an NPI Engineer, this means a role with visible impact: you will help bridge development, supply chain and production, work closely with multidisciplinary experts, and contribute directly to products that need to perform reliably in the real world.
About the role
As NPI Engineer, you are responsible for the successful introduction and ongoing manufacturability of new products. You coordinate design transfer, industrialization, manufacturing readiness, supplier alignment and lifecycle activities. Your goal is to ensure that technical, quality, operational and commercial requirements are addressed before production release and during continued manufacturing.
What will you do
- Execute NPI activities from prototype phase through production release.
- Coordinate design transfer with manufacturing partners in line with applicable standards and QMS requirements.
- Translate design s...