New Product Introduction Engineer

At Arete, we are on the forefront of utilizing innovative solutions, with great minds from all backgrounds, to help solve the nation's most complex security challenges. We strive for an inclusive, collaborative team environment that approaches differences as opportunities for innovation and excellence. As an employee-owned company, we foster an atmosphere that propels diverse career opportunities and professional growth.

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We are seeking a dynamic New Product Introduction Engineer with a passion for bringing new product designs to life in a customer useable assembly. We are looking for a New Product Introduction Process Engineer to act as a critical bridge between design engineering and production. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge team at a new facility. This full-time, exempt, non-supervisory position is based in our Healdsburg, CA office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the engineering team during the early design phase to ensure downstream production requirements are met.
• Interpret program direction and tailor DFx (Design for Excellence) efforts to program-specific needs.
• Identify and mitigate potential production risks early in the development phase.
• Mature configuration control processes, ensuring agility and discipline across Engineering Prototype, NPI, and Production phases.
• Maintain programmatic budgets and schedules for NPI through Production phases.
• Develop and implement operational processes that balance agility with production discipline.
• Manage manufacturing and test tooling.
• Work with Materials Handler to establish Routers, MFG Orders, and material handling procedures.
• Perform integration and troubleshooting tasks for system and subassembly builds.
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes to increase efficiency for existing products and new product development.

We have an impressive range of benefits, programs, and perks that we offer:

Health & Wellness:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Vision Reimbursement
• Fitness Reimbursement

Financial:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan Contributions
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Continuing Education Assistance

Work-Life Balance:

• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Parental and Bereavement Leave

What We Value:

• Creativity and innovation in solving challenges
• Integrity and responsibility in all actions
• Collaboration across teams and specialties
• Responsiveness in fast-paced environments
• Passion for national security and excellence

Experiences and background we look for (required skills):

• Develop, integrate and build on new projects and project tasks to provide design engineering solutions including: documentation, design for manufacturability, verification, validation, unit testing of electro- optical systems.
• Perform technical review like production readiness review, design analysis for build, development and selection of hardware and build tooling.
• Implement NPI methodologies to streamline processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design engineers and production to deliver robust solutions.
• Perform validation and troubleshooting to ensure system performance and compliance with customer specifications.
• Maintain documentation and adhere to security protocols in classified and unclassified environments.

Nice to have (preferred skills):

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in design development for electro-optical systems and gimbals.
• Proficiency in operations tools and practices (MES).
  • Router use in Costpoint for managing builds
  • Manufacturing orders use in Costpoint
  • Engineering verses manufacturing BOM in Costpoint
  • Material ordering and monitoring
  • Supply chain monitoring/reporting
• Configuration management practices.
  • Create process for build books
  • Tie into existing Arete processes or help modify existing processes
  • Government property tracking
  • Integrate Logistics support (ILS)
• Repair strategy
  • Depot repairs
  • Warrantee management
  • Manage Engineering Field Service
  • Training for customer repairs

The salary range for this role is $100,000 to $135,000; however, Arete considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to: the position and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Other Considerations

Arete is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination, and we believe every person has the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and equal consideration.

Arete is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

U.S. citizenship is required to meet position eligibility.

Successful passage of a criminal background screen is required to meet position eligibility.

Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Arete will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Successful passage of a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test is required to meet position eligibility.

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