Manufacturing Engineer, NPI in Burnaby, British Columbia at Algo Communication USA

Algo is a rapidly growing technology company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of audio and video communication products. Our innovative solutions are designed to make industrial communication safe, simple, and effective. We collaborate with some of the largest technology companies globally to deliver cutting-edge products to our customers.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer, NPI to support the introduction of new electromechanical products into production.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Lead. The successful candidate will support Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams with practical NPI activities including prototype and pilot builds, manufacturing documentation, process development, data collection, build issue follow-up, and production-readiness preparation.

This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to develop strong hands-on experience at the intersection of product design and manufacturing.

Note: Only local applications (Metro Vancouver area) will be considered for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in design and build reviews; identify and document manufacturability, assembly, test, quality, tooling, and process risks for review by the lead engineer.
• Help plan and support prototype, engineering, pilot, and early-production builds.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, visual aids, process flows, routings, build reports, and training materials.
• Assist with the development, sourcing, validation, and maintenance of fixtures, jigs, tooling, assembly aids, and test-station requirements.
• Collect and analyze build data, including yield, defects, rework, cycle time, labor content, scrap, and recurring production issues.
• Support root-cause investigations and implementation of corrective actions under the direction of the Manufacturing Engineering Lead and Quality team.
• Work with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and suppliers to follow up on assigned build issues, first articles, documentation updates, and process changes.
• Support Engineering Change Order implementation by updating production documentation and ensuring approved changes are correctly reflected on the manufacturing floor.
• Help prepare manufacturing-release and production-transfer packages for new products.
• Identify and escalate risks, blockers, and unclear requirements promptly.
• Support continuous-improvement activities in assembly, test, documentation, workflow, and production readiness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Mechatronics, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Two to five years of relevant manufacturing-engineering, NPI, industrialization, production-support, or electromechanical-product experience.
• Exposure to prototype, pilot, or production builds in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, and production-process documentation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, work instructions, and revision-controlled documentation.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing metrics such as yield, defects, cycle time, rework, scrap, and capacity.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working hands-on with production teams, physical products, fixtures, and build documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively, ask good questions, and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Working proficiency in SolidWorks or similar CAD tools.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with PCBA integration, electromechanical assembly, test fixtures, cable/harness assemblies, plastics, machining, or injection-molded parts.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP, PLM/PDM, ECO/ECR, or document-control systems.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing, 5S, FMEA, first-article inspection, or basic statistical analysis.
• Experience working with suppliers or contract manufacturers.