Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Lead manufacturing engineer
provides technical Ownership and serve as Project Lead for Design and Development of Tooling and Process Implementation of sheet metal and tube fabrication processes including press stamping, forming, drawing, hydroforming, rolling, and spin form processes.
Lead Manufacturing Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Contributing to the Manufacturing Engineering Purchasing team by supporting new product introduction and continuous improvement projects with Suppliers by providing guidance on manufacturing and measurement processes at the edge of technology and capability
Key participant in the dFMEA, pFMEA, and Critical to Quality processes assuring specifications are well defined and documented
Interface between our CM partners and the PeopleNet team to establish manufacturing test strategies, processes, and test equipment
Assure production requirements are achieved for all processes, equipment, and material specifications, supplier selection, and qualification
Lead initiatives to reduce the finished goods cost by working with CM partners and supply base to improve efficiencies in component/sub-assembly procurement and MFG processes
Serve as an Expert Advance Manufacturing Engineer in a highly cross-functional environment with engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, product management and suppliers to optimize cost competitiveness and manufacturability
Interface with MPE and Design engineering and participate in design reviews for repair development
Document technical data generated by the assigned projects consistent with engineering policies and procedures
Supporting the Engineering Commodity Leaders, Global Commodity Managers and Suppliers with problem solving, continuous improvement and the capability acquisition process
Supporting the Capability Acquisition processes within SEE, developing and managing projects from concept to project handover to production
Lead Manufacturing Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Lead Manufacturing Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: J-STD-001, NACE, IPC, BB, GB, ISO9001, AS9100, A&P, FAA, IWE
Education for Lead Manufacturing Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the lead manufacturing engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Science, Industrial Engineering, Education, Manufacturing Engineering, Information Management, Math/Science
Skills for Lead Manufacturing Engineer
Desired skills for lead manufacturing engineer include:
Processes
Engineering
Welding
Basic principles of chemistry
Fluid dynamics and mechanics of materials
Drilling
Jabil’s software packages
Sheet metal forming and stamping
Composite manufacturing techniques
Metallic
Desired experience for lead manufacturing engineer includes:
Lead and drive development & design reviews at all levels
Drive continuous simplification of QMS methods and their applications by working with cross-functional team including Operations and Quality Assurance
Demonstrated skills participating in and leading teams
Provide operations input in early product development, process development, and quality planning
Lead coordination with our CM partners on risk management activities, cost of goods estimation, capacity planning, prototype build scheduling, and process validation activities
Lead interaction with our contract manufacturing (CM) partners to establish appropriate tooling and process equipment strategies
Lead Manufacturing Engineer Examples
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of lead manufacturing engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead manufacturing engineer
- Lead one of the three sub-teams (Systems, Assemblies, or Components) of the Dragon Fluid Systems Manufacturing Engineering team
- Lead Spacecraft Fluid Components Manufacturing Engineering team
- Organize and coordinate meetings with cross functional teams to ensure Assembly Processes, Validation and Operations Readiness
- Working with Seguin team to develop and coordinate NPI capital projects to ensure efficient and cost effective systems and processes are implemented to produce quality products
- Ensure compliance, Environmental, Health & Safety efforts in support of plant goals
- Participate in product design reviews, challenge proposed solutions and make innovative proposals
- Provide technical guidance and solutions to optimize cost competitiveness, quality excellence, and cycle time leadership across the portfolio
- Serve as a technical process expert for complex problems across a diverse supply chain partnering with stakeholders to solve business critical issues
- Be responsible for supporting planned and unplanned maintenance activities
- As the Maintenance Lead, you support a team of Millwrights and Electricians
Qualifications for lead manufacturing engineer
- Experience with Structures or Electrics
- Ability to plan work, and use meaningful metrics to evaluate project status and provide performance visibility
- Able to contribute to local team activities in a virtual cross-functional team setting
- At least 5 years of experience in product manufacturing
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED and at least 4 years of manufacturing experience)
- Ability and willingness to wear a respirator in accordance with site requirements
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a lead manufacturing engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lead manufacturing engineer
- As a Manufacturing Engineer you are responsible for overall efficient and safe operation of production equipment while maintaining the highest standards of quality output
- Work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to juggle many priorities
- Respond to production, quality and EHS concerns, leading the cross-functional team through effective problem solving, troubleshooting and decision making
- Lead training and qualification of Maintenance and Manufacturing Operators, developing and according to a training program
- Develop, maintain and/or improve documentation used for production and maintenance activities
- Identify and execute process improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality and safety through innovative solutions
- Work within a team of Manufacturing Engineers, Maintenance and Operator groups to ensure business objectives are met
- Plan and develop maintenance requirements for equipment, including facility systems such as HVAC, compressed air
- Develop, evaluate, improve, document and standardize manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization
- Become a subject matter expert on Tecnomatix Simulations (Plant, Process, and Human) and Manufacturing Process Planner (MPP or Teamcenter Manufacturing) toolsets
Qualifications for lead manufacturing engineer
- Ability to be able to relocate to Wilmington, NC
- Must be 18 years or older and have legal authorization to work in the United States and be authorized to have access to nuclear technology
- Ability to wear a respirator and other personnel protective equipment in accordance with site requirements
- Be authorized to have access to nuclear technology
- Computer competency required, including Excel spreadsheet and project management software
- Experience in torque/fastening systems
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a lead manufacturing engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead manufacturing engineer
- To critique and troubleshoot existing designs, providing feedback to project teams and engineering, specifically where inefficiencies in the manufacturing process are detected
- Lead in piloting the technology to projects
- Participate in Siemens technical review sessions/events
- Managing the progression of manufacturing capabilities necessary to deliver the business plan for the industrialization of new engine products and technologies
- Deploying mechanisms to govern the achievement of Manufacturing Capability Readiness Level deliverables, report status to stakeholders, ensuring issues and risks are resolved to meet committed timescales
- Conducting Manufacturing Capability Assessments for new technology Suppliers to SEE Influence commodity strategies and sourcing decisions with technical knowledge
- Ensuring method of manufacture for new components are developed which meet the customers' requirements for quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness, and ensuring the level of performance is sustainable
- Lead team in production readiness for full rate takt and drive large-scale process improvements to rapidly achieve this
- Organize and coordinate with cross functional teams on their respective platforms and assist to Develop, analyze, coordinate and manage NPI/ NTI / NSI programs
- Attend NPI Gateway, Product Manager and stakeholder meetings – Record & distribute minutes
Qualifications for lead manufacturing engineer
- Ability to work with all levels of management and labor
- Available and willing to travel in support of product launches
- Experience developing and implementing torque tooling solutions
- Hands on knowledge of SAP a plus
- Ability to travel in support of job function (plants, customers, suppliers ) Some International travel required
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead manufacturing engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead manufacturing engineer
- Coordinate APQP, Manufacturing Review and Team Feasibility Commitment meetings and product change sign offs for assembly
- Monitor NPI scorings and assess completeness, timeliness and evidence in NPI MT tool
- Identify, assign and follow up on issues, risks, action items, decisions, change requests and suggest mitigations, project/ process improvements as necessary
- Develop and establish level Gateway Reviews and provide update on NPI Plant Readiness
- Own and drive RCCA for defects found at each Gateway
- Communicate VOC/VOB to ensure alignment of Deliverables to Gateway
- Prepare NPI Plant Readiness Scorecard to provide status
- Report status on NPI Readiness Checklist (prior to launch) and support validation process
- Monitor and report on NPI metrics to communicate health of the program
- Compile and lead Seguin NPI readiness process reviews, metrics with stakeholders
Qualifications for lead manufacturing engineer
- Comfortable with common MS Office software applications
- Analyze yield and process data
- Create bill-of-materials, routing and manufacturing specifications for new products
- Must be able to work long hours and weekends as needed
- Participation in AWS, SAE/AMS, ASM or ASTM committees
- Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as necessary
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a lead manufacturing engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for lead manufacturing engineer
- Mentor the Manufacturing Engineering Team with regards to best practices and provide guidance to resolve problems
- Supervisory responsibility for Training coordinator and ensuring proper training of all shifts and departments with regard to the safe and proper use of production equipment & processes
- Develop the modified manufacturing processes allowing for the achievement of the aforementioned targets
- Implement the modified processes, carry on the machinery acquisition process, carry on the fixture modification or acquisition process, carry on the tooling selection and acquisition process, cooperate with the programming team for the development of the required software (part programs), modify the router in the AvioAero PDM system, manage the validation process
- Experience with collaborating large NPI programs, risk assessment and issue resolution
- Develop and establish level Gateway Reviews and provide update on NPI Plant Readiness (GW 1 to 7)
- Prepare NPI Plant Readiness Scorecard to provide status (Step 3 and 3.5 Plant Stakeholder Reports)
- Utilize & Enhance CNC Programming Software and Verification Tools
- Utilize & Enhance CNC Programming Standards and Provide Training
- Develop and Debug complex CNC programs utilizing manual (G-Code) and CAM programming tools
Qualifications for lead manufacturing engineer
- Proven ability to analyze data with knowledge of multiple analytical tools is required
- Ability to work night on occasions is required.4656170313
- Good with Microsoft Excel, Project, and any Program Management tool
- Effective communication skills and sound in risk mitigation & issues resolution
- Able to build strong collaboration with various stakeholders
- Able to run programs on tight schedules & budget and channel the team along