Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary:

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer is responsible to complete all the advance manufacturing deliverables for a program to develop and launch the manufacturing process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Development of manufacturing processes by completing detailed engineering analysis of design for assembly
- Logistics and contingency planning
- Process flow
- Process labor planning & line balance
- Material flow and lineside presentation
- Plant layout
- Ergonomic analysis
- Visual management
- Process failure mode and effect analysis
- Production equipment & tooling specification, purchase and acceptance
- Validation of manufacturing process to meet labor targets, production output and quality standards

Technical Skills:

- PFMEA development
- MODapts or equivalent training/certification
- Direct and indirect labor analysis and planning
- Equipment specification, ordering, run-off, installation and qualification
- Capital equipment budget planning and tracking
- Strong computer skills with ability to quickly learn new software/applications
- Ability to draw two-dimensional layouts in CAD software
- Analytical problem solving
- Design for assembly and manufacturing
- Project management - plan development and execution

Business Skills:

- Ability to effectively influence and work in cooperation with a cross functional team
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills - ability to work in a matrix organization and effectively lead without direct positional authority is required.
- Strong communication, presentation and teamwork skills including the ability to write clear, concise technical documentation.
- Ability to travel (Globally) to support product launches and technical problem solving

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of industry experience – automotive interiors experience preferred

Other: Ability to travel and support key initiatives as well as product launches

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI