Job Profile:

The Manufacturing Engineering Specialist - Assembly will provide manufacturing engineering support to all assembly processes and equipment. This support will consist of process preparation, part & machine design, maintenance, tooling, and troubleshooting of equipment and processes. This position will coordinate the delivery, installation, and ramp up of new equipment when required while supporting continuous improvement efforts.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with maintenance on the debugging and troubleshooting of production equipment.
• Perform machine capability studies when installing new equipment and make machine changes as needed.
• Serve as local engineering point of contact for changes to machining processes and equipment (ECRs, Work Instructions, Tool Drawings, etc.).
• Work with design engineering to determine remediation on existing part quality issues.
• Make design judgment regarding replacement part changes and maintenance schedule development.
• Support continuous improvement activities by applying lean manufacturing concepts, Cycle Time Improvements, Availability (OEE), Labor Reduction, etc.
• Plan and budget for required investments and supporting tooling for new programs (working with planning).
• Provide technical support for maintenance and production by teaching robots, modifying vision system programs, or calibrating nutrunners, or making other programming changes.
• Support cross functional team activities, such as QPR, internal and external audits, customer visits, etc.
• Prepare presentation material and present as required to various groups and visits.
• Communicate with other departments world-wide: lessons learned, benchmarking, best practices.
• Remain available for production support on weekends or after day shift working hours.
• Establish and maintain productive and effective working relationships with AWTX production team members and Japanese Maintenance team members.
• Participate in team activities as necessary to achieve company objectives.

Desired Skills/Characteristics:

• Knowledge of conventional or hybrid transmission function
• Goal-oriented, self-confident, able to take constructive feedback
• Willingness to learn, analytical thinker
• Experience creating PFMEA and Process Flow documentation
• Experience using AutoCAD to create/modify layout files
• Hands-on experience with PLCs (troubleshooting and programming)
• Experience applying PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) methodology
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment
• Strong project management skills
• Strong communication skills with peers and staff
• Knowledge, use and understanding of general-purpose measuring instruments
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Working/Physical Conditions:

• Able to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to work overtime as needed, including weekends or shutdown periods
• Ability to travel on business in US or Japan