Kforce has a client that is seeking a New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer in Phoenix, AZ. Summary: The NPI Engineer designs manufacturing process flows to introduce new products to internal and external lines, supporting product launches. They recommend or manage designs for test equipment, assembly aids, and rework stations for electro-mechanical products throughout development. As part of NPD Scrum Teams from project inception, they evaluate product designs for manufacturability and assembly using DFMA best practices. Responsibilities: * Lead efforts in defining the manufacturing process flow and manufacturing process control plans for low to mid-volume electro-mechanical products * Work with Manufacturing Engineers at Contract Manufacturers, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, and other team members to define the testing and assembly process for new products * Collaborate with design and quality engineers to develop non-standard, specialty test equipment as required by product design engineering during development * Collaborate with external Contract Manufacturers to design assembly fixtures that that will be used to assemble low to mid-volume electro-mechanical products * Contribute to DFMA and FMEA exercises on new product designs and provide feedback to design engineers; Apply DFMA best practices and knowledge of product design, part fabrication, product assembly, tooling, and materials to evaluate the design * Work as liaison between NPD Project Teams and Contract Manufacturers to ensure manufacturing lines and fixtures are ready for pilot runs; Solicit feedback from assembly line operators for assembly design improvements * Perform mechanical tests on new products that are produced from pilot runs as needed * Create manufacturing work instructions for the manufacturing line as needed * Coordinate and perform Time Studies in support of optimized line loading and product costing