Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer-Assembly Finish & Rework

About the role

The Specialist in plant engineering Assembly is responsible for planning of finish tools and rework equipment based on R&D product rework guidelines in production in the finish area to repair vehicle issues and to create technical solutions for production of the Scout Motors vehicle assembly. The Specialist will report to the Manager Plant Engineering Assembly.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation technical problems and product requirements and developing technical solutions and preparing the implementation of planning concepts and projects including the corresponding design specifications or framework conditions for the assembly finish area.
• Ensuring defined measures and solid technical solutions and processes including analyzing and evaluating alternative solutions, considering economic standards.
• Define KPI’s for production processes, equipment and methods across all rework work sequences in the plant engineering department and support these scopes into space plans, considering the requirements of all departments (and social partners).
• Create production plans for all work and rework sequences according to the valid time finding procedures. Ensuring and controlling the defined measures and coordinating the activities of the technical contractors.
• Create, analyze, write and further develop technical specifications of production equipment and clarify technical issues with technical contractors as well as suppliers of Assembly-Shop and finish rework equipment.
• Support layouts, track time schedules and investment plans, follow economic standards especially in terms of vehicle rework and finish area.
• Prepare technical solutions, analyze and evaluate technical offers and drive RFQ and purchase orders process.
• Realize pre-series and production ramp-up to series operation.
• Process planning orders, proposals, improvement and change requests including ongoing revision.
• Support related departments, R&D and operators with focus on the implementation of suggestions for the product design according to production requirements and the identification of optimization measures.
• Assume special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/master’s degree in mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related field. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Special skills in general assembly equipment, especially for finish tools and rework:
• Design and Development of tools according to the process and product requirements
• Finish rework tool selection, evaluation and optimizing
• Troubleshooting
• Understanding of product requirements and aligning with tools and rework requirements
• Collaboration with Production Teams and production stakeholders
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Management skills

Desirable skills

• Knowledge about stakeholders and interfaces to the assembly area (like production, quality, industrial engineering, building, infrastructure, pilot hall, EHS department)
• Knowledge in equipment planning processes starting from the concept up to the final handover to production
• Ensure production processes
• Process planning of rework process according to the product requirements
• Product understanding and derivation of the effects on assembly processes, assembly equipment and ergonomics
• Fundamental skills in office applications and presenting results to the team, the management or the board
• Skills in web-based applications
• Customer-oriented skills
• P-FMEA skills
• Poka Yoke

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in automotive production and/or plant engineering

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued; 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually; up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders; paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay

Initial Base Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00

Equal Opportunity

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law.