Assistant Manager - NPI & Engineering
CYIENT DLM Ltd Mysuru taluk, Karnataka, India
Computer Hardware Manufacturing
About the role
Lead technical evaluations for customer RFQs and manage product feasibility studies for PCBA and Box Build projects. Coordinate across departments to ensure manufacturing readiness, cost estimation, and successful product lifecycle management.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 7-8 years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing Services with strong knowledge of SMT, THT, and high-reliability manufacturing processes. Candidates must be proficient in DFM/DFA/DFT reviews, NRE estimation, and industry standards like IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001.
Full description
- Lead technical evaluation of customer RFQs for PCBA, Box Build, and System Integration projects for different segments (Aerospace, Medical , Industrial and Automotive )
- Perform product feasibility studies considering manufacturing capability, tooling and process limitations.
- Prepare technical feasibility reports highlighting manufacturing risks, assumptions, and mitigation plans.
- Coordinate with Sales, Program Management, Process Engineering, Procurement, and Quality during RFQ evaluation.
- Participate in customer technical discussions to clarify product requirements and manufacturing expectations.
- Review customer documentation (BOM, Gerber, PCB drawings, Assembly Drawings, Schematics)
- Prepare engineering documentation for production release
- Perform product feasibility studies.
- Conduct manufacturing risk assessments.
- Resolve technical issues during production.
- Support engineering change implementation (ECO/ECN).
- Validate alternate components.
- Maintain product documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
- Assess manufacturability of complex PCBAs and Box Build assemblies.
- Conduct DFM, DFA, and DFT reviews to identify design improvements before production.
- Evaluate special manufacturing processes such as: • Press-fit assembly
- Selective soldering
- Wave soldering
- Resistance soldering
- Laser marking
- Potting
- Underfill
- Conformal coating
- Torque-controlled assembly
- Recommend process improvements to optimize quality, cost, and cycle time.
- Prepare manufacturing cost estimates for new products.
- Estimate Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) costs, including: • Tooling and fixtures
- Stencils
- Test fixtures
- Programming
- Process development
- Documentation
- Qualification builds
- Estimate product cycle times for SMT, THT, Box Build, Test, Conformal Coating, Potting, Underfill, and Final Assembly.
- Support quotation preparation by providing accurate manufacturing assumptions and engineering estimates.
- xperience supporting products from prototype through mass production.
- Hands-on exposure to Medical, Industrial, Aerospace & Defense electronic products.
- Experience managing First Article Inspection (FAI), including customer submissions and qualification builds.
- Strong knowledge of SMT, THT, Box Build, Test Engineering, and high-reliability manufacturing processes.
- Experience interfacing directly with customers during technical reviews, NPI kick-offs, design reviews, and manufacturing readiness assessments.
Requirements
- RFQ Technical Evaluation
- Product Feasibility Study
- Manufacturing Cost Estimation
- NRE Estimation
- Manufacturing Cycle Time Estimation
- DFM / DFA / DFT Reviews
- Process Flow Development
- PFMEA & Control Plan
- FAI Documentation and Execution
- Prototype & Pilot Build Management
- ECN / ECO Implementation
- IPC-A-610 & J-STD-001 Standards
- Root Cause Analysis (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone)
- Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
- PLM / ERP Systems
7–8 years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS).
Proven experience in handling RFQs, feasibility studies, NRE estimation, and manufacturing cycle time estimation for PCBA and Box Build projects.
Benefits
We need to recruit this candidate in order to do Knowledge transfer from Mahadeva Prasad who has resigned
