Lead cross-functional collaboration and build relationships across the organization through coordination with other process, equipment, mechanical, electrical and support disciplines including project managers, manufacturing reps, and other stakeholders
Lead product design for manufacturability (DFM) and sustainability, including analysis of product design and identification of potential risks to the process and steering product design to the lowest overall cost (BOM & manufacturing cost)
Documentation of product requirements for process and equipment specification
Development of advanced processing technologies and equipment from concept to serial production
Detailed line design based on process requirements, throughput and OEE calculations
Lead process qualification, including development of acceptance testing criteria and verifying process/equipment meets requirements using statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC and Cp/Cpk)
Management of large-scale projects for new programs, including the development of timing plans and cost breakdowns for executive approval, identification of risks to project timing driving corrective action, reporting of project status to executive team, and oversight of installation and commissioning of new manufacturing lines
What You’ll Bring
8 or more years of experience in a technology-based industry, where automated methods are utilized in the finishing/coating of consumer products
Experience working with or developing automotive paint and powder coating processes
Experience with developing, installing, and commissioning high-volume process equipment & automation systems, including pre-treatment, e-coat equipment, paint/powder application equipment, paint/powder booths, ovens, conveyors & robotics
Experience in developing, executing, and interpreting results of Design of Experiments (DOE)
Experience using industrial engineering methods in high-volume manufacturing processes
Proficient in using Catia, SolidWorks, Inventor, and/or AutoCAD & automation software
Proficient in the development and deployment of PFMEAs, new product introduction, and manufacturing operations
Travel required 25%
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience