Drive ramp of new production lines by characterizing baseline performance and capability of each system and driving actions to maintain or improve performance as measured by product quality and tool availability
Design and develop the manufacturing processes and equipment to ensure that methodologies comply with applicable standards, company policy, and all health and safety laws, acts, regulations and codes
Generate and maintain documentation including machine and process specifications, drawings, BOMs, spare parts, PFMEAs, control plans, and process flow charts
Develop manufacturing metrics and key performance indices and implement metrology to measure all critical quality and safety related process items
Design the layout of production workstations for product flow, ergonomics, and efficiency
Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and develop specifications for custom automation equipment
Closely collaborate with and manage external equipment integrators on custom automation equipment development from development through buyoff
Validate and characterize new equipment and fixtures for production implementation
Generate machine qualification checklists and manage the install, commissioning, and start-up of new equipment while balancing speed and safety
Create manufacturing introduction and deliver training to Operations and Maintenance Technicians to ensure and seamless handover of new equipment
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering (10+ years of experience preferred)
Experience developing manufacturing processes from prototype to mass production
Experience developing automated manufacturing equipment, including fixturing and tooling in 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred, Catia is also a plus)
Experience drawing machine or production line layouts in 2D CAD (AutoCAD preferred)
Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment (APQP is a plus)
Extensive project management experience
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
Experience in high volume manufacturing involving one or more of these areas is highly desired: roll to roll polymer extrusion, winding/rewinding, calendering/pressing, lamination, web handling, stamping, steel rolling/milling, airplane/rocket engine hydraulics, mechanics, battery manufacturing (li-ion, electrode, cathode, anode or other similar chemistries)