Manufacturing Engineer

About the Role

Supporting and improving the design and efficiency of equipment, processes, and systems through sound engineering practices, including the implementation of lean manufacturing principles. This role involves troubleshooting and problem-solving, often as a leader with advanced knowledge, to correct manufacturing inefficiencies, processes, and systems when failures occur.

Responsibilities

• Champion and lead Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Utilize Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Material Information Flow Chart (MIFC) to drive improvement activities.
• Create and utilize standards to evaluate improvement activities.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Identify, communicate, and resolve mechanical failures associated with tools.
• Ensure safety in process design and execution of daily activities.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards (ISO, TS, etc.).
• Guarantee quality outputs from daily activities through proper data collection and analysis.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and analyze process design of experiments (DOEs).
• Ensure timely execution of planned activities.
• Provide cost-efficient process design and improvements.
• Complete cost justifications with acceptable ROI.
• Foster good working relationships and demonstrate effective communication with vendors, team members, suppliers, and project teams.
• Lead mid-sized projects with minimal supervision, independently developing project approaches.
• Understand the impact of decisions on other areas of the business.
• Demonstrate lifelong learning and professional development.
• Use the scientific method for solving complex problems, clearly defining problems, and quantifying the impact of corrective actions.
• Evaluate outcomes of implemented solutions to assess alternative approaches and identify lessons learned.

Functional Priorities

Launch & Manufacturing Support

• Support manufacturing production by leading troubleshooting and continuous improvement activities.
• Support plant problem-solving teams to ensure the production of quality parts and a safe working environment.
• Provide on-call support for all manufacturing processes to meet customer demands when necessary.
• Develop maturation plans and timelines in accordance with risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead activities to launch new business and execute the maturation process.
• Participate in regular launch team meetings.
• Lead technical solutions and provide input and support for tool designs and development.
• Participate in Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis (PFMEA) development meetings.
• Specify and procure capital needed to support new business.
• Communicate and share information with peers to ensure standard launching practices.
• Continuously challenge maturation activities and identify opportunities to reduce maturation time.

New Business Pursuit

• Lead activities associated with winning new business.
• Participate in Feasibility and Process Plan and Tolerance Reviews (PPTAR).
• Provide quotes in the agreed-upon timing.
• Identify opportunities to reduce quoting, feasibility, and PPTAR times.
• Communicate and share information with global peers to ensure standard quoting practices.
• Engage in investigating methods to achieve a competitive process and "win" business.
• Ensure successful transition of the value stream to the Launch Engineer by sharing pertinent information developed during the quoting process.
• Ensure Minimum Process Requirements (MPR) are accurate and relevant.