New Product Introduction Manager
Transformational Security, LLC is seeking a motivated and experienced New Product Introduction (NPI) Manager to join our dynamic team. The NPI Manager will oversee the introduction of new products from concept through production, ensuring alignment with design, quality, and manufacturing standards. This role requires a strong understanding of high-mix low-volume production environments and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities
· Project Management: Lead cross-functional teams to drive the NPI process, ensuring timely delivery of products to market.
· Design for Manufacturing: Collaborate with engineering and design teams to optimize product designs for manufacturability and cost-effectiveness.
· Material Planning: Coordinate material requirements and inventory levels to support production schedules and minimize lead times.
· Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor quality control processes to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards and drive continuous improvement.
· Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA): Develop and manage processes for handling product returns and customer feedback to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.
· Configuration Management: Maintain accurate records of product specifications, changes, and updates throughout the production lifecycle.
· Supplier Assessment: Evaluate and select suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of materials and components.
· Production Lifecycle Management: Oversee the transition of products from development to full-scale production, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related field
· 5+ years of experience in new product introduction, manufacturing, or related roles, preferably in a high-mix low-volume production environment.
· Strong knowledge of Design for Manufacturing principles and ISO 9001 quality standards.
· Experience with production process development for complex electro-mechanical assemblies
· Proven experience in material planning, quality assurance, and configuration management.
· Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
· Familiarity with printed circuit board fabrication and SMT assembly processes.
· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
· Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
· Proficiency in project management tools and software.
About
Transformational Security, LLC. specializes in advanced technology supporting In-Place Monitoring Systems (IPMS), as well as travel solutions, LPI/LPD detection challenges, frequency management, multi-mission collection operations, security modeling, security consulting, and technical security hardware and software. Transformational Security’s RF and digital solutions are used to support a variety of Electronic Warfare, SIGINT, Counterintelligence and multiband communications applications between 1 kHz and 50 GHz and above. TS has experience integrating everything from very large-scale systems down to deployable, man-pack systems and has a proven track record of meeting the challenges of today’s most demanding clients.
Transformational Security, LLC, was founded in 2004 to provide advanced security engineering and security technology applications. We are focused on providing state-of-the-art products and services to commercial, corporate, military, law enforcement, and government customers throughout the world. We supply value-added security and sensor products for the intelligence community, the defense industry, and to contractor companies supporting these agencies.
TSLLC specializes in advanced technology supporting In-Place Monitoring Systems (IPMS), LPI/LPD detection challenges, frequency management, multi-mission collection operations, security modeling, security consulting, access control systems, SCIF and safe rooms, and technical security hardware and software.
Our antennas are used for a variety of SIGINT and multiband communications applications, and we support omnidirectional and directional detection opportunities between 1 kHz and 50 GHz. Our unique designs include flat panels, active rods, single-port ultra-wideband antennas and customer-driven custom antennas.
Our advanced products include genetic wideband and directional antennas, high-speed switch components, RF amplifiers, and low–frequency-sensing technology. We provide the very finest in engineering services and contract manufacturing to support innovative and enduring products and service solutions.
Government and industry partners often look for companies to provide a total solution to meet their needs. TSLLC has experience integrating everything from very large scale systems down to deployable, man-pack systems and has a proven track record of meeting the challenges of today’s most demanding clients.
We are always pleased to showcase and demonstrate innovative security technologies and concepts to government, industry and defense sector personnel.
TSLLC is located in Columbia, Md. Our team of dedicated engineers, programmers, CAD specialists, and technicians are ready to meet your most challenging demands today.