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NPI Engineer Department: Engineering Employment Type: Full Time Location: Montreal Reporting To: John Campbell Compensation: $100,000 - $107,500 / year
Description MISSION: Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and capital deployment across multiple facilities, with primary focus on rail motor products. Ensure the successful development, industrialization, and implementation of manufacturing processes, equipment, and technology that deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and scalable production. Own technical execution, capital planning, and process performance to drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost across all sites.
OUTCOMES: • Capital Planning & Execution: Develop and execute capital project plans across facilities, including scope, budget, and timing, delivering >90% of projects on time and within approved budgets. Complete RCE approvals and CapEx execution aligned with business objectives and ROI targets. • Technology Roadmap & NPI Delivery: Establish and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps, prioritizing rail product capability and capacity expansion. Successfully launch new products and processes meeting defined performance, quality, and timing requirements. • Supplier & Equipment Implementation: Develop bid packages and lead supplier selection for all major equipment and tooling. Implement new equipment and processes with full commissioning, achieving target performance metrics at launch. • Process Performance & Efficiency: Improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce cost through process, tooling, and layout improvements, achieving ≥5% productivity gains across key operations within 12 months. • Equipment Reliability & Technical Support: Support multi-site operations by resolving equipment and process issues, achieving >90% issue resolution within defined response timing. Drive equipment reliability improvements through engineering-led corrective actions and standardization. • Standardization Across Facilities: Implement consistent engineering standards, processes, and tooling strategies across multiple sites, with emphasis on rail product manufacturing requirements.
ROLE COMPETENCIES: • NPI & Industrialization Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional product launches from concept through production across multiple facilities. • Capital Project Management: Expertise in developing business cases, managing budgets, executing CapEx projects, and delivering ROI. • Motor Manufacturing Expertise (Rail Focus): Knowledge of motor design, manufacturing processes, and application requirements across multiple product types, with emphasis on rail products. • Supplier & Technical Sourcing: Experience developing bid packages, evaluating suppliers, and managing technical procurement. • Analytical & Results-Driven: Uses data, KPIs, and structured problem-solving to drive decisions and continuous improvement. • Process & Tool Optimization: Strong capability in improving manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment performance. • Multi-Site Influence & Collaboration: Able to drive alignment and execution across multiple facilities through technical leadership and collaboration. • Equipment & Systems Knowledge: Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, with proven ability to troubleshoot and improve machine performance.
About IEC Holden
We define the standard for contract manufacturing of electric motors and components as the largest player in North America.
Created as an extension of a General Motors division in the 1950s under the name IEC Holden, we were born with Fortune 500 DNA. In the decades that ensued, we mastered the craft of building electric motors for mission-critical industry applications.
In the 2000s we reinvented ourselves under new ownership by embracing a start-up attitude. IEC Holden expanded US operations and added Mexico and South Africa. We became a faster, more trusted and customer-focused company with the same passion for unparalleled quality. Aftermarket overhaul capabilities were added in 2025 with the acquisition of Motor Coils Mfg. Ltd., a rail industry institution since 1954.
In 2025, MKP Partners invested for a minority stake, adding further fuel to our trajectory.
Today we are reborn as Rockit Motors.
Combining proven manufacturing heritage with the agility of a startup, Rockit Motors represents a new kind of partner: one built to solve your most complex manufacturing challenges so you can unleash the potential within your business.
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About the role
NPI Engineer Department: Engineering Employment Type: Full Time Location: Montreal Reporting To: John Campbell Compensation: $100,000 - $107,500 / year
Description MISSION: Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and capital deployment across multiple facilities, with primary focus on rail motor products. Ensure the successful development, industrialization, and implementation of manufacturing processes, equipment, and technology that deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and scalable production. Own technical execution, capital planning, and process performance to drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost across all sites.
OUTCOMES: • Capital Planning & Execution: Develop and execute capital project plans across facilities, including scope, budget, and timing, delivering >90% of projects on time and within approved budgets. Complete RCE approvals and CapEx execution aligned with business objectives and ROI targets. • Technology Roadmap & NPI Delivery: Establish and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps, prioritizing rail product capability and capacity expansion. Successfully launch new products and processes meeting defined performance, quality, and timing requirements. • Supplier & Equipment Implementation: Develop bid packages and lead supplier selection for all major equipment and tooling. Implement new equipment and processes with full commissioning, achieving target performance metrics at launch. • Process Performance & Efficiency: Improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce cost through process, tooling, and layout improvements, achieving ≥5% productivity gains across key operations within 12 months. • Equipment Reliability & Technical Support: Support multi-site operations by resolving equipment and process issues, achieving >90% issue resolution within defined response timing. Drive equipment reliability improvements through engineering-led corrective actions and standardization. • Standardization Across Facilities: Implement consistent engineering standards, processes, and tooling strategies across multiple sites, with emphasis on rail product manufacturing requirements.
ROLE COMPETENCIES: • NPI & Industrialization Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional product launches from concept through production across multiple facilities. • Capital Project Management: Expertise in developing business cases, managing budgets, executing CapEx projects, and delivering ROI. • Motor Manufacturing Expertise (Rail Focus): Knowledge of motor design, manufacturing processes, and application requirements across multiple product types, with emphasis on rail products. • Supplier & Technical Sourcing: Experience developing bid packages, evaluating suppliers, and managing technical procurement. • Analytical & Results-Driven: Uses data, KPIs, and structured problem-solving to drive decisions and continuous improvement. • Process & Tool Optimization: Strong capability in improving manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment performance. • Multi-Site Influence & Collaboration: Able to drive alignment and execution across multiple facilities through technical leadership and collaboration. • Equipment & Systems Knowledge: Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, with proven ability to troubleshoot and improve machine performance.
About IEC Holden
We define the standard for contract manufacturing of electric motors and components as the largest player in North America.
Created as an extension of a General Motors division in the 1950s under the name IEC Holden, we were born with Fortune 500 DNA. In the decades that ensued, we mastered the craft of building electric motors for mission-critical industry applications.
In the 2000s we reinvented ourselves under new ownership by embracing a start-up attitude. IEC Holden expanded US operations and added Mexico and South Africa. We became a faster, more trusted and customer-focused company with the same passion for unparalleled quality. Aftermarket overhaul capabilities were added in 2025 with the acquisition of Motor Coils Mfg. Ltd., a rail industry institution since 1954.
In 2025, MKP Partners invested for a minority stake, adding further fuel to our trajectory.
Today we are reborn as Rockit Motors.
Combining proven manufacturing heritage with the agility of a startup, Rockit Motors represents a new kind of partner: one built to solve your most complex manufacturing challenges so you can unleash the potential within your business.