New Product Launch Engineer

Aumovio•New Braunfels, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for supporting the successful introduction of new automotive electronic products in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Will support launches from development through Start of Production (SOP) and production ramp-up, as well as support product changes in series production. This role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process validation, cost control support, quality requirements, and cross-functional coordination to ensure launches meet quality, timing, and financial objectives. The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes with structured launch discipline, financial awareness, and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional automotive environment.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Engineering
2 years working in manufacturing engineering and/or quality engineering, preferably in high volume automotive environment
Experience leading engineering projects and/or new product launches
Experience working with Product Life Cycle (PLC) and Project Management tools (schedules, document control, project reporting)
Interfacing with automotive customers including reporting projects status, customer requirements, customer launch processes, working in customer online portals
Working with automotive core tools such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), MSA (Measurement System Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), 8D (Problem Solving), DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
Experience working on managing project budgets and tracking expenditures to stay within budget
Experience working with global cross functional teams
Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision
Organizational and time management skills
Excellent leadership skills with clear written and verbal communication
Ability to work on a manufacturing shopfloor environment
Must wear company-provided ESD safety-toed shoes, smock, and other PPE in required areas
Sitting or standing for 8+ hours and using hands/fingers to operate a computer and other office equipment
Ability to bend at waist and perform repetitive foot and hand action
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.

Nice To Haves

SAP (Enterprise Resource Planning tool) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) systems
working with process/product auditing systems (IATF, VDA, ISO, etc), both internal audits and customer audits.

Responsibilities

Responsible for cost, timing and quality of New Product Launch activities in the location
Primary interface between manufacturing and design teams
Involved with customer communications/meetings associated with NPL activities
Ensure compliance to Lean concepts
Responsible for driving product DFM (Design for Manufacturing ) improvements
Support Group wide metrics
Drives installation of new lines to completion
Develops line concepts in conjunction with plant wide support organizations
Responsible for driving NPL builds to completion and resolving open issues
Responsible for eliminating Excess and Obsolete Material associated with the introduction of new part numbers and new programs
Responsible for implementation of any changes related to the projects running in serial production, to include but not limited to model rolls, hardware/software changes, revalidation of suppliers/components
Manage the project budget coming from approved capital requests (ECR)
Manage the project items related to refurbishment topics