Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Thermal Comfort Systems
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Southfield • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Lead manufacturing engineering activities from feasibility and quoting through production launch and PPAP execution.
- Own process concept development including cycle time validation, manning, capacity analysis, and line balancing.
- Develop and manage capital budgets, timing plans, and manufacturing deliverables.
- Prepare RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and support sourcing decisions.
- Lead procurement and development of capital equipment with a focus on automation including robotics, pallet and transfer systems, vision and sensing systems, and controls interfaces.
- Lead development of tooling aligned with product GD&T with a robust approach to the methodology for locating and clamping, as well as considerations for poka yoke.
- Collaborate with product engineering to ensure tolerances, datum schemes, and proper dimensioning support robust design for manufacturing.
- Coordinate multi-stage design reviews for equipment, tooling, and gauging.
- Develop APQP deliverables including PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Flow Diagrams to support PPAP execution and launch readiness.
- Drive post-launch and post-PPAP process optimization.
- Serve as primary manufacturing interface with production plants.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.
- 8-10+ years of advanced manufacturing engineering experience.
- Proven experience leading complex or multi-plant launches from feasibility through PPAP.
- Strong ability to concept and develop a manufacturing process plan including cycle time analysis, manning, capacity analysis, and financial estimates for equipment and tooling.
- Proven exposure to automation, robotics, controls, and machine design to work with integrators on proposed equipment to develop and deploy.
- Strong lean manufacturing background.
- Expertise in fixture and work-holding design.
- Experience with automation, material transfer, material handling, and assembly equipment.
- Strong GD&T and metrology knowledge.
- Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
- Willingness to travel.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Flexible work hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
manufacturing engineeringcycle time analysiscapacity analysisprocess flow diagramsPFMEAcontrol plansGD&Tmetrologyautomationrobotics
Soft skills
leadershiporganizationcommunication