Who You’ll Work WithAs an Arista Manufacturing New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer, you will engage with Engineering, Platform Design, Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners, CA personnel, and other business functions. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the smartest engineering and technical leaders in the industry.What You’ll DoIn this role, you will be instrumental in bringing new products to market while ensuring manufacturability, reliability, and efficiency. You will collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to optimize product designs, troubleshoot technical challenges, and implement best practices for seamless production. Your expertise will help drive continuous improvements in manufacturing processes, product quality, and cost efficiency.Support new product development and drive design for manufacturing excellence.Participate in a team of engineers to specify, design, develop, and test hardware, providing manufacturing input on schematic, placement, and route reviews.Apply DFx principles: Design for Cost (DFC), Quality (DFQ), Manufacturability (DFM), Reliability (DFR), and Test (DFT).Evaluate technical readiness before release and conduct Technical Readiness (TR) reviews with cross-functional teams.Conduct BOM risk assessment, component testing, second sourcing, and manage Product Change Notifications (PCN) and qualifications.Work closely with Engineering, Platform Engineering, Marketing, TAC, and CM partners to support manufacturing readiness.Provide debug mentorship to contract manufacturing test engineers and technicians, ensuring proper training and knowledge transfer.Improve manufacturing operations to enhance efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness while ensuring high product quality.Debug complex system-level issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.Oversee new product releases and manage technical changes through BOM management, ECO, and deviation processes.Lead Defect Reduction Team (DRT) initiatives to identify and resolve product issues.Investigate and implement new manufacturing technologies to improve processes and product performance.Approve programmable devices and PCB first articles while ensuring conformance to manufacturing standards.Drive value engineering and cost reduction activities to optimize product lifecycle costs.Develop and maintain manufacturing process documentation and best practices.
