Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Programmatic)

What You’ll Do

• Lead manufacturing readiness for programmatic jobs.
• Improve product and process design.
• Reduce complexity.
• Ensure all processes are ready for production and communicate manufacturing readiness status.
• Drive design improvements through DFM and DFA.
• Work with design teams to simplify features, standardize components, and ensure the product can be built with stable processes.
• Identify design changes that shorten assembly time, improve wiring access, reduce adjustments, and enhance fit-up.
• Guide the first-of-kind “golden unit” build.
• Verify that the product can be built safely, efficiently, and correctly before full production begins.
• Integrate wiring cut lists into manufacturing.
• Ensure front-end engineering data is accurate.
• Confirm wiring jobs run correctly on the Komax machine.
• Convert wire bundles into complete wiring harnesses.
• Support all launch planning activities.
• Develop process maps, method sheets, control plans, PFMEAs, and change-management steps.
• Conduct process capability studies.
• Specify tools, equipment, and fixtures.
• Identify what is needed to support efficient, repeatable production.
• Define material management strategy.
• Improve how materials are delivered, stored, and replenished on the production floor.
• Train, guide, and support operators.
• Build capability across the team by teaching correct methods and ensuring process understanding.
• Reduce lead time from order release to full-rate production.
• Improve processes through lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Design systems that scale as demand grows.
• Strengthen process consistency and standardization.
• Ensure best practices are applied across all programmatic products.

Qualifications

• Required (Basic): Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. Minimum 3 years of experience in quality, manufacturing engineering, and/or operations in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited institution. Lean Six Sigma Certification (green belt or higher).