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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide advanced engineering support to manufacturing facilities, product design teams, and OEM customers to ensure product designs are feasible and optimized for production
- Support RFQ development, quote reviews, sourcing decisions, and technical discussions with internal teams and customers
- Lead tooling activities for new program launches, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality targets are achieved
- Manage the design, build, and validation of secondary machines and fixtures
- Work closely with suppliers to ensure equipment meets program requirements and customer expectations
- Drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency, quality, and cost through enhancements to processes, materials, and methods
- Champion pre-production runoffs and ensure PPAP readiness, including cycle time and OEE targets
- Provide hands-on technical support to manufacturing plants, resolving process and equipment issues to meet production and quality objectives
- Support cost negotiations for tooling and engineering changes
- Ensure all equipment meets safety standards including OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, and company requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is preferred
- 7 to 10 years of experience in machine and fixture design, build, and launch support in a Tier 1 automotive environment
- Strong background in interior trim components such as instrument panels, floor consoles, hard trim, or door systems
- Experience supporting full program launches is required
- Hands-on experience with secondary manufacturing processes including heat staking, sonic welding, hot plate or infrared welding, punching, edge wrapping, and thermoforming or vacuum forming
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general engineering tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Ability to travel 20 to 30 percent to manufacturing plants and supplier locations across North America
- Strong negotiation skills with experience reviewing and managing tooling costs
- Self-motivated and able to work independently while contributing to cross-functional teams
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine designfixture designprogram launch supportsecondary manufacturing processesheat stakingsonic weldinghot plate weldingpunchingedge wrappingthermoforming
Soft Skills
project managementability to manage multiple prioritiesmeeting tight deadlines
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering