Manufacturing Process Engineer (Fulltime) (onsite)

Job Title: Technical Preparation Engineer

Location: Macungie, PA

Onsite/ Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer location

Duration: Full-time

Job Description: Technical Preparation Engineer

Key responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Coordinate activities between GBT/GTT engineering and the VBC production engineering ensuring that manufacturing product requirements are implemented into new product designs.
• Review, participate in, ensure production readiness, and co-ordinate implementation of new designs and changes through the production implementation stages (DVP).
• Assures compliance with all applicable manufacturing policies and procedures relating to his/hers area of responsibility.
• Represent VBC ME towards GBT/GTT product engineering in area of responsibility
• Set technical requirements on product (incl. routing, ergonomic etc)
• Secure MP and B/ C interfaces in product project in area of responsibility
• Support routing development and validation according to chassis assembly process and golden rules when needed
• Verify the product manufacturing readiness (PPR) along the development based on Virtual and / or Physical Manufacturing Verification to approve the technical solutions
• Recommend Assembly distribution between VBC plants.
• Perform technical ok prior to the approval of product structure launch into downstream systems
• Support project builds Manage VBC project and maintenance Protus reports
• Support different communities with Expert competences (Virtual Manufacturing, Task Forces, local packing meetings, etc..)
• Support the Intro/production engineers to foresee that we install new process equipment, fixtures and tooling when needed in the introduction of our new products

Key targets and results

• Decrease number of parts and product diversity
• Decrease assembly time and standard cost of sales
• Enhance ergonomics and assembly environment
• Increase manufacturing flexibility
• Implement physical module strategy
• Virtual verification

Critical Competencies:

• Good knowledge about Trucks and the diversity
• Good knowledge about process and Assembly lines in his/her area
• Good knowledge about our PrD process and what it means to industrialize new products into a production environment (preferably in automotive)
• Analytical skills: able to compose and process data financially and technically such as business cases, stack chain analysis, matrices.
• Attention to detail: unravel a design to improve assembly friendliness, with good accessibility and at lowest assembly time
• Conceptual thinking: finding the best combination in product and process solutions.
• Customer focus: Having both the final and internal customer in mind in developing solutions.
• Computer literate and preferably experienced in working with design & product data management systems
• Be a network builder and team player in a multicultural environment, have good negotiation skills, take initiatives, drive to deliver on time in full
• Flexibility: Performing a wide range of tasks, responding to changes in direction and priorities, and accepting new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
• Initiative: Acting in the absence of specific instructions or in the absence of a specific requirement, taking reasonable risks to achieve results, even when challenged.
• Problem-Solving/Decision-Making: Taking a well-ordered approach to solving problems and acting despite obstacles or resistance.
• Quality Advocate: Championing the quality process by reinforcing the organization s vision, quality values, and quality processes and by fostering the continuous improvement of all operational and business practices.

Minimum Education:

• BSc Degree in Engineering with, generally, experience equivalent to 2 or more years of progressive automotive experience,
• OR a minimum of 8 years of applicable progressive automotive experience in for instance:
• Process Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma Certification is a plus