Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Cab/Sleeper Interiors

Job Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing support and input to design engineering.
• Review proposed engineering designs for manufacturing feasibility and recommend revisions as necessary to ensure Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).
• Review drawings for manufacturing using the PTC Windchill environment.
• Actively participate in the new product development and launch process.
• Design, Plan and Coordinate new product shipping racks and solutions.
• Provide build support during pilot build activities at suppliers and truck factories.
• Inform and coordinate new designs, processes and tools with plant.
• Coverall plant input and feedback.
• Provide manufacturing input to design engineers using Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) tools.
• Support engineering in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
• Lead Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
• Participate and lead manufacturing technical, concept, and design reviews.
• Advocate for and drive the adoption of technology-based systems to enhance quality initiatives related to option complexity and part traceability.
• Facilitate Continuous Improvement activities using six sigma methodologies.
• Support the supplier selection process by compiling part logistics cost analysis.
• Coordinate development of capital tooling/budget proposals.
• Compile labor studies and support production with line balancing activities.

Job Responsibilities Cont.

• Support supplier tooling interfaces up to and including PPAP and production launch.
• Work with various groups to investigate, propose, and implement improvements to equipment and processes to improve quality, optimize processes, increase productivity, and reduce costs.
• Improve safety and ergonomic practices through part and assembly design.
• Keep customers, managers, and peers informed of work progress, activities, problems, and opportunities.
• Remain abreast of upcoming changes and impact to plant processes.
• Develop and maintain clear communication with plant employees and supervisors.
• Solicit and coordinate plant input and feedback.
• Drive Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and implement solutions to improve future product deployments.
• Document issues in the Production Liaison Report (PLR) system.
• Review and approve design engineering drawings.
• Support and actively participate in PCP Tollgate process.
• Active participation in Advanced ME group Six Sigma initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
• 1 to 3 years of manufacturing/industrial engineering or design for manufacturability experience