Manufacturing Engineer

Inteva Products•Birmingham, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide onsite engineering support for manufacturing and sequencing operations at a new facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area. The role supports equipment troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and new program launches, with a focus on improving safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and throughput while minimizing downtime. The position supports the design, specification, installation, commissioning, and validation of manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and mechanical systems. It also contributes to production readiness and ramp-up, including achieving PPAP and launch milestones, and partners with internal teams and suppliers to improve equipment reliability, process capability, material flow, and JIT/JIS performance. The engineer develops and maintains equipment specifications, RFQs, drawings, layouts, technical documentation, and mechanical standards. The role leads mechanical work on equipment modifications, process improvements, error-proofing, and productivity or cost-reduction projects, and incorporates lessons learned into future equipment and processes.

Requirements

3–5+ years of mechanical or manufacturing engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting new equipment installation, commissioning, automotive program launches, production ramp-up, and transition to steady-state production.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical systems, automated manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, pneumatics, hydraulics, and material-handling systems.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, equipment layouts, and technical specifications.
Working knowledge of automotive launch and quality processes, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and structured root-cause analysis.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, standardized work, equipment reliability, and process optimization.
Strong analytical and mechanical problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot production-critical equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Strong project management, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Controls Engineering, suppliers, and equipment integrators.

Nice To Haves

Automotive manufacturing experience, preferably in a Tier 1 sequencing, Just-in-Time (JIT), or Just-in-Sequence (JIS) facility.

Responsibilities

Provide onsite engineering support for manufacturing and sequencing operations, including equipment troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and new program launches.
Diagnose and resolve mechanical equipment and process issues to minimize downtime and improve safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and throughput.
Monitor equipment and process performance, identify recurring downtime drivers, and implement engineered corrective actions and long-term solutions.
Support the design, specification, installation, commissioning, and validation of new manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and mechanical systems.
Review new equipment and processes for compliance with Inteva safety, engineering, equipment, and manufacturing requirements.
Support new program launches and production ramp-up to ensure equipment and processes are production-ready and meet PPAP and launch milestones on time.
Develop equipment specifications, technical requirements, and Requests for Quotation (RFQs), and support supplier evaluation and equipment acceptance.
Partner with Engineering, Controls Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and equipment suppliers to improve equipment reliability, process capability, material flow, and JIT/JIS performance.
Lead mechanical aspects of equipment modifications, process improvements, error-proofing, and productivity or cost-reduction projects.
Develop and maintain equipment drawings, specifications, layouts, technical documentation, and mechanical standards, incorporating lessons learned into future equipment and processes.