Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Yanfeng • Chattanooga, TN

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) by performing manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes, and quality concerns. The engineer will project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment and tooling, facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility, and provide corresponding technical training. Additionally, they will complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks. The role also involves assessing product, process, equipment, and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and managing action items to resolve them. Support for customer part needs through pilot, testing, run-at-rate, and internal process sign-offs is required, as is the creation and support of continuous improvement projects. All employees must understand, apply, and meet function-related requirements for International Operating System (IOS), Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Product Safety, Compliance, and Information Security. Employees must also comply with all company policies and procedures, be able to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed or assigned, demonstrate the ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels. Predictable and regular attendance is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Level Degree Science Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering Plastics or Engineering Technology required (BSME or BSMET or similar). Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.
• 5-9 Minimum Years of Experience
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience preferred, not required)
• Candidates must demonstrate solid skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and ability to inspire individuals to improve performance.
• Mechanical aptitude and analytical problem solving
• Work flow, line balance and takt time
• Experience with AutoCAD
• DOE and data driven studies experience
• Six Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement training or experience
• Candidates must demonstrate technical and project management skills
• Familiar with entire product life including development, launch and production.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work with and improve documented manufacturing standards

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes and quality concerns.
• Project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling.
• Facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and any corresponding technical training.
• Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks.
• Assess the product, process, equipment and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve.
• Support customer part needs through pilot, testing, run-at-rate and internal process sign offs.
• Create and support continuous improvement projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior