Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

Main Responsibilities, Requirements, and Competencies

Essential Functions of Job:
Supervisory Capacity:
Direct Reports: 1-5

• Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) by doing the following
• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes and quality concerns
• Develop process flow and plant layout requirements
• Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact of those assumptions on the overall manufacturing strategy
• Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to the budget of the program
• Project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling
• Facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and any corresponding technical training
• Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks

• Assess the product, process, equipment and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve

• Support customer part needs through pilot, testing, run-at-rate and internal process sign offs

• Create and support continuous improvement projects

• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Science Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering
• Plastics or Engineering Technology required (BSME or BSMET or similar)
• Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions

• 5+ Minimum Years of Experience
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, injection molding and tooling
• Must be able and willing to travel (up to 30%) and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces

• Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience preferred)
• Candidates must demonstrate solid skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and ability to inspire individuals to improve performance
• Mechanical aptitude and analytical problem solving
• Work flow, line balance and takt time
• Experience with AutoCAD
• DOE and data driven studies experience
• Six Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement training or experience
• Candidates must demonstrate technical and project management skills
• Familiar with entire product life including development, launch and production
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work with and improve documented manufacturing standards

Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing):
Frequently
Movement (Walking):
Frequently
Carry Weight (Lifting up to XX lbs):
Occasionally
Communication (Seeing/Talking/Hearing):
Frequently
Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone):
Frequently

Required:

English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Preferred:
None

Often exposed to distracting sounds and noisy conditions
Personal protective equipment is required
May frequent manufacturing plants and must follow all rules while visiting locations.

• International Operating System (IOS):
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS):
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements
• Product Safety:
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements
• Compliance:
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security:
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location…