Engineering Manager

Optimas Solutions•Wood Dale, IL
•$130,000 - $147,000•Onsite

About The Position

From design to delivery, Optimas integrates fastener manufacturing and distribution for greater inventory certainty, consistent quality, and a lower cost of ownership. Fuel your passion with a career at Optimas. Become part of a team of diverse thinkers and doers who make a daily impact on our customers. We’re always looking for talented, self-motivated, smart and resourceful team members. And we’re committed to developing, supporting and driving your success. Our Values are the THREAD that connects us as one team to ensure that we are accountable for our contributions to the success of our company and customers: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Drive. To learn more, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing.
  • Minimum 10 years’ fastener tool design experience.
  • AIAG Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA
  • IATF 16949 Internal or Lead Auditor highly preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or material sciences.
  • Inspection, Metrology, Metallurgical Analysis Interpretation.
  • GD&T, Print Review, Understanding and interpretation of engineering specifications (IFI, ASME, etc). Fastener experience highly preferred.
  • Lean and Six Sigma experience

Responsibilities

  • Set-up of new part specifications
  • Compliance with customer specific and special characteristic requirements
  • Set up of APQP document set
  • Development of tool set for new parts
  • Improvement of tool sets for existing parts
  • Resolution of tool replated production and quality issues
  • Develop of new processes to facilitate introduction of additional product families.
  • Assessment and selection of new equipment
  • Design and implementation of machine modifications
  • Advising on application related issues associated with customer quality concerns
  • Advising on specification-related issues associated with customer quality concerns
  • Managing quote process
  • Set up quote process
  • Complete initial feasibility review
  • Provide product cost
  • Managing new part set up and APQP process
  • Complete feasibility review, ensure all specification are understood and measurable.
  • Set up of PFD, PFMEA, PCP, and Inspection Sheets
  • Managing customer issues
  • Assess customer issue when design or specification related
  • Provide recommendation on application and specification changes
  • Managing tool design
  • Development of new tool sets for plant
  • Design for Manufacturing Review
  • Progression drawings
  • Shop floor support for new products
  • Shop floor support for problem solving
  • Tool life improvement
  • Managing manufacturing engineering
  • Improve machine efficiency
  • Improve machine effectiveness
  • Selection of new machines
  • Development of new production processes
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