VulcanForms Inc. · 2 weeks ago
New Product Introduction (NPI) Lead
Devens, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $178K/yr
8+ years expVulcanForms Inc. is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products through advanced digital infrastructure and additive manufacturing solutions. The New Product Introduction (NPI) Lead serves as the technical authority for manufacturing readiness, ensuring new products are seamlessly transferred into production while collaborating across various teams to drive process readiness and compliance with standards.
IndustrialInfrastructureManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Lead the technical execution of NPI activities from early customer technical feasibility evaluation through production release
Act as the primary technical interface between VulcanForms and the customer, translating design requirements into manufacturing solutions, resolving technical issues, and maintaining clear, proactive communication on build performance and validation outcomes
Own the end-to-end NPI process from concept through production readiness - including design transfer, prototyping, validation, and ramp-up - ensuring alignment with customer, applications engineering, quality, and operations requirements
Coordinate cross-functional input from applications engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality, supply chain, and production teams to ensure manufacturability and compliance with regulatory and customer standards
Collaborate with the Project Manager to align schedules, risks, and dependencies between program deliverables
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in manufacturing or another technical role, including 3+ years in new product introduction or development
Excellent technical communication skills - able to translate between customer engineering requirements and factory execution
Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate technical risk to non-technical stakeholders
Direct experience with additive and/or subtractive manufacturing processes
Preferred
Familiarity with ISO 13485, AS9100, or equivalent quality system standards
3+ years as a project engineer or technical lead
Strong working knowledge of process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), statistical analysis, capability studies (Cp/Cpk), and MSA
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional NPI teams (engineering, quality, operations)
Deep understanding of design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) and post-processing integration
Familiarity with metrology systems (CMM, blue light scanning, dimensional inspection)
Experience interpreting and managing customer specifications, prints, and tolerance stacks
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Generous paid time off
401(k) plan with company match
Company
VulcanForms Inc.
VulcanForms builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure that enables the world's critical industries to innovate, grow, and deliver sustainable impact.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$355MKey Investors
D1 Capital PartnersEclipse VenturesFontinalis Partners
2022-07-05Series C· $250M
2020-05-15Series B· $77M
2019-05-03Series Unknown· $5M
Leadership Team
Kevin Kassekert
Chief Executive Officer
A. John Hart
Co-Founder
Recent News
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