Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Main Responsibilities, Requirements, and Competencies
Essential Functions of Job:

• 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 and debug of large production equipments/tooling into the manufacturing facility and any corresponding technical training.
• Complete Process FMEA, VDA 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.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.

Specific Requirements
Required Education Level     

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.
 

Required Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge)    

5-9 Minimum Years of Experience
3 years minimum of experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar
Must be able and willing to travel (50%) and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
 

Preferred Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge)    

• Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience preferred, not required)
• Candidates must demonstrate solid skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and ability to inspire individuals to improve performance.
• Experience in assembly automation, ultrasonic welding, hot plate welding preferred.
• Familiarity with torque tool, MES 
• Familiarity with Fanuc robots, robot cells, PLC controls
• 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, problem solving 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

Physical Ability Requirements    Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing):                            Frequently
Movement (Walking):                                                          Frequently
Carry Weight:                                    Occasionally
Communication (Seeing/Talking/Hearing):                  Frequently
Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone):   Frequently 
 

Language Required and Preferred: Required:          English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking) 

Work Environment  

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.
 

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

•    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 ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).