Sr Staff, NPI Sourcing Manager

The Engineering Services & NRE role is responsible for establishing and managing the commercial, operational, and strategic framework for engineering services and R&D spend across product development portfolio and transform how the company decides, funds, sources, governs, and leverages engineering capability across its entire product portfolio. The role ensures that engineering NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) is clearly defined, contracted, tracked, sourced, and delivered efficiently—while continuously improving how the organization plans, sources, and delivers engineering services.

· Cost control: Improve visibility and control of NRE and engineering services and R&D spend. · Predictability: Align projects expectations around cost, scope, resources, and delivery. · Speed: Reduce the time required to source, contract, and onboard engineering partners. · Scalability: Create repeatable processes that can be used across multiple projects rather than reinvented each time. · Leverage: Aggregate requirements to improve commercial and operational leverage with suppliers. · Strategic capability: Build the right balance of internal engineering capability and external engineering partners.

Key Responsibilities

Development Agreements · Define and manage assigned development agreements. · Establish clear commercial, technical, and deliverable expectations with engineering partners. · Ensure agreements support project requirements, timelines, and cost objectives. · Partner with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Program teams as needed.

NRE Tracking & Governance · Establish and maintain a consistent approach and visibility to NRE definition, budgeting, approval, and tracking across projects. · Identify cost, schedule, and risks early and drive resolution with project teams. · Provide stakeholders with a clear view of engineering-service spend and status.

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