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Director of Product Engineering (NPI) Kauffman Engineering, LLC - 3.0 McAllen, TX Job Details Full-time $135,000 - $155,000 a year 6 hours ago Benefits Health savings account AD&D insurance Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Opportunities for advancement Life insurance Qualifications Customer communication New product introduction engineering projects Project engineering Statistical Process Control Detailed cost estimating Project management experience in manufacturing Manufacturing facility experience Bachelor's degree in engineering Managing engineering teams Sales quoting Leading team collaboration initiatives Quality standards in production Managing projects FMEA Material cost estimating PPAP Quality improvement programs in engineering Manufacturing company experience Senior leadership Full Job Description Kauffman Engineering is seeking a highly strategic and hands-on leader to build and scale the product engineering capability across the full lifecycle from customer technical requirements and RFQ support through New Product Introduction (NPI), APQP, PPAP, and launch readiness. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for NPI and strong partnerships with Quoting and Customer Engineering to ensure engineering execution is disciplined, scalable, and aligned with operational readiness. The Director of Product Engineering plays a critical role in reducing execution risk, improving launch success (Accuracy, Cost, Quality, Speed, Customer Experience), and ensuring the company can support growth without compromising quality, delivery, or margin.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Engineering & NPI Leadership Lead, manage and oversee all engineering activities related to New Product Introduction (NPI) across all plants, including successfully onboarding new customers and programs. Ensure NPI teams fully execute APQP activities across all phases, including PPAP readiness and launch execution. Drive Continuous Improvement activities and projects to drive a lean and hollistic approach from Quoting to NPI, ensuring Safety, Speed to market, Quality, Delivery and Cost. Supervise and control NPI timelines, resource planning, and execution to ensure on‑time and on‑budget launches. Including Capacity of Equipment, tooling and other resources. Review and present NPI status, risks, and readiness to senior management on a regular cadence. Drive consistent launch governance, gate reviews, and escalation processes across sites. Including the appropriate manufacturability of live production orders. Support Customer Engineering as one of the primary technical interfaces between customers and the organization. Ensure coordination between Customer Engineering, Quoting, and NPI to eliminate execution gaps and rework. Support customer engagement on technical issues, manufacturability, and engineering changes as required. Quoting Partnership Ensure technical feasibility, cost assumptions, risks, and manufacturability considerations are incorporated into all quotes. Support Quoting dept. partnership with Sales, Finance, Purchasing, and Operations to protect margin integrity and execution readiness. Ensure accurate engineering input into cost models, BOM assumptions, labor estimates, and tooling requirements. Establish formal feedback for projects in regard to production and launch performance back into quoting standards and assumptions. Safeguard Margins quoted are sustained through best practices in Operations as part of the launch procedure. Process Standardization & Systems Development Develop, implement, and maintain standardized engineering processes. Reduce reliance on tribal knowledge by establishing repeatable workflows, documentation standards, and control points. Improve consistency and quality of engineering outputs across plants and teams. Identify and mitigate technical and execution risks early in the product lifecycle. Promote continuous improvement in engineering methodologies, tools, and cross‑functional coordination. Plant Integration & Cross‑Functional Collaboration Act as a key engineering partner to plant leadership to support execution, troubleshooting, and readiness of new Programs launched. Drive alignment between engineering and operations to ensure manufacturability, capacity readiness, and process capability as part of the launch hand-off to the manufacturing sites. Support plant teams during launches, ramp‑ups, and significant engineering changes. Accountable for On-Time-Delivery for the NPI Samples or PPAP's as well as the first production run. Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Operations to ensure integrated execution. Lead CAPEX planning and long‑term engineering capability development. Talent Leadership & Capability Building Assess current engineering organization structure, skills, and capacity. Develop and execute plans to upgrade engineering capability through hiring, development, and role clarity. Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability Build a future‑state product engineering organization capable of supporting multiple concurrent launches. Promote a culture of accountability, discipline, and continuous improvement. Ensure NPI teams fully execute APQP activities across all phases, including PPAP readiness and launch execution. Drive Continuous Improvement activities and projects to drive a lean and hollistic approach from Quoting to NPI, ensuring Safety, Speed to market, Quality, Delivery and Cost. Supervise and control NPI timelines, resource planning, and execution to ensure on‑time and on‑budget launches. Including Capacity of Equipment, tooling and other resources. Review and present NPI status, risks, and readiness to senior management on a regular cadence. Drive consistent launch governance, gate reviews, and escalation processes across sites. Including the appropriate manufacturability of live production orders.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent preferred); advanced degree a plus. Minimum 7-10 years of engineering experience in manufacturing or industrial environments. Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing Customer Engineering, NPI, and/or Quoting functions. Proven experience with APQP, PPAP, and launch execution in production environments. Strong knowledge of Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA). Experience driving engineering standardization and process improvement. Understanding of material and labor costing, manufacturability, and cost drivers. Project management and cross‑functional leadership experience. Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and Six Sigma methodologies preferred. Strong communication, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.

Work Environment:

This is an Hybrid position at our Reynosa, MX facility. Ability and willingness to travel to U.S. and Mexico manufacturing locations (approximately 25-40%) to provide on-site plant support as business needs require. Compensation & Benefits The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $135k-$155k. Actual compensation decisions are dependent on the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, external market conditions, as well as internal equity. Our company benefits provide full-time employees with a wide variety of benefits to meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

We offer the following benefits:

health, dental, and vision insurance, prescription drug benefits, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance, AD&D insurance and a healthy incentive credit. We also provide company paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO and 9 paid holidays. Annual Company Performance Bonus Program based on achievement of annual goals. Equal Opportunity Employer Kauffman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in the E-Verify program.

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Application Question(s): Are you able to travel to visit and provide support to our Reynosa, Mexico facility? Do you have any experience with Arcadia ECAD, Cadonix or Cableteque software? (If yes, or if you have experience with relevant Harness design tools, briefly explain)

Experience:

Wire Harness Manufacturing:

1 year (Preferred)

Language:

English and Spanish fluently (Preferred) Willingness to travel: 50% (Preferred)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in McAllen, TX 78501