Contract Senior NPI Engineer - IoT / Electronics | Up to £42.50 per hour | Outside IR35 | 12 months
Are you an experienced NPI or prototype engineer who loves getting hands-on with cutting-edge hardware?
We're recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing electronics business designing and manufacturing low-power wireless wearable IoT devices for the healthcare sector. With a significant pipeline of new product launches, they need a senior engineer to own their prototype sample build process - end-to-end.
The Role
As Senior NPI Engineer, you'll lead sample builds across multiple concurrent IoT hardware programmes. From defining build specifications and sourcing components, to hands-on bench assembly, firmware flashing, cloud validation, and international dispatch - you'll own the full lifecycle. This is a senior individual contributor role; no direct reports, but you'll coordinate across engineering, programme management, and technician teams to get devices built right and shipped on time.
What You'll Be Doing
1. Hands-on assembly of prototype IoT devices (PCB, enclosure, SIM, battery) and bench-level troubleshooting
2. Flash firmware and validate end-to-end device connectivity and cloud data transmission
3. Define sample build specifications in collaboration with hardware, firmware, mechanical, and software teams
4. Coordinate materials procureme...