Engineering Specialist, Process

About the role

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles. You will apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity for Final Transmission Assembly
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and productivity
• Develop action plans to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal and supplier processes
• Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline aligns with Vehicle Operations guidelines
• Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required
• Analyze vehicle inventory root causes; engage in mapping and corrective actions to reduce vehicle inventory
• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
• Lead role in resolving assembly-related concerns, variability reduction, and lean manufacturing initiatives
• Ensure compliance with Plant, Corporate, Governmental, and Environmental standards
• Back up ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance
• Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements
• Develop back-up processes to ensure production throughput sustainment

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 or more years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment (internship and coop experience will be considered)
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial) or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• 2 or more years in the automotive industry
• 8D and 5-Why corrective action and problem-solving skills
• Solid understanding of Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
• Familiarity with DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology
• Knowledge of TQM and Kaizen Methods
• Validated experience with Visual Factory Management
• Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

Pay

This position is a salary grade 6-8, ranging from $72,480 to $162,120.