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Thales Nederland is active in the Defense and Security sectors and is, with about 2000 employees, a top provider of high-tech jobs. Product innovation and swift anticipation of the newest technological possibilities are the mainsprings of our business. Thales Nederland is a world leader in the naval radar market, producing high-tech radar systems that continuously push technology boundaries. These radar systems consist of active electronically scanned phased array antennas that combine different technological disciplines at high levels of integration. Thales Nederland is part of the Thales Group, which has a workforce of 70,000 in more than 50 countries making it one of Europe’s largest electronics companies.
The development of modern phased array radars requires a multi-disciplinary approach in which the functional concept, the antenna, the electronics, and the electrical and cooling infrastructure are addressed simultaneously. In this multi-disciplinary team, the working area consists the development of new antenna and/or microwave concepts, introduction of new technologies and development of new Radar front-end designs. For our HW development engineering team, we are searching for a
NPI Engineer
About the job
In a dynamic environment, the NPI (New Product Introduction) engineer is the interface between development and the supply chain and responsible for guiding a product's transition from the design and prototyping phase to full-scale, volume production. You bridge the gap between product design and manufacturing, ensuring that products can be made efficiently and effectively in volume.
The main tasks are:
Be the technical and logistic interface between engineering and industry;
Overseeing manufacturing processes, developing product documentation, coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with quality standards;
Also driving continuous improvements to make new products manufacturable and cost-effective.
Long lead items management with suppliers;
Keep track on outstanding orders, ensure pro-active communication to the development teams on the status and progress.
About you
Education: Bachelor Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics Engineering;
You are proactive and creative in finding way to shorten time-to-market and reduce cost;
You have a background in an engineering or production environment;
You are independent but not individual;
You are creative, enterprising and problem solving;
You are an enthusiastic and persistent personality with good communication skills;
You are fluent in English.
We offer
Challenging and innovative projects and developments in a High Tech market;
Opportunities for growth and (international) personal development;
Good and flexible working atmosphere;
Open, cooperative organization;
Room for initiatives and ideas.
Location of the function is in Hengelo, The Netherlands.
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