Mahle - Plainfield charter Township, MI
posted 4 months ago
About the position
The Manufacturing Engineer at MAHLE plays a crucial role in supporting design engineers with design-for-manufacturing processes. This position involves collaborating with operational technical experts to design tools, fixtures, programs, and equipment that ensure the production of high-quality, economically competitive products. The Manufacturing Engineer is accountable for managing the end manufacturing costs of products and ensuring that production can deliver quality products on the first attempt. This role requires exceptional foresight, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of various engineering and manufacturing disciplines, along with an aptitude for risk management. Building strong relationships with vendors and production team members is essential, as is the ability to troubleshoot and find solutions to minimize waste in the manufacturing process. In this position, the Manufacturing Engineer will proactively work within a culture that emphasizes understanding the reasons behind processes and designing production workflows that foster ownership at every step. Responsibilities include managing the timely and budget-conscious construction of tools and fixtures, creating work instructions, and providing necessary training to ensure that team members can produce products correctly on their first attempt. The role also involves ensuring that manufacturing costs are kept at or below quoted levels and collaborating with quality assurance to meet all dimensional and functional requirements. Staying updated on industry trends to identify growth and improvement opportunities is also a key aspect of this role. The Manufacturing Engineer must be environmentally and socially conscious, always looking for ways to reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing processes. Additionally, this position requires proactive interaction with other departments, including quality, production, maintenance, purchasing, and logistics, and may involve performing other duties as required or requested.
Responsibilities
- Support design engineers in design-for-manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with operational technical experts to design tools, fixtures, programs, and equipment.
- Accountable for end manufacturing costs and ensuring quality production.
- Develop strong working relationships with vendors and production team members.
- Exhibit strong troubleshooting skills to reduce waste in manufacturing processes.
- Create work instructions and provide training to production team members.
- Ensure manufacturing costs are at or below quoted levels.
- Work with quality assurance to meet dimensional and functional requirements.
- Stay current on industry and product trends to identify growth opportunities.
- Interface proactively with other departments such as quality, production, maintenance, purchasing, and logistics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a direct manufacturing role.
- Strong computer skills in MS Office products.
- Proactive and positive communication skills (verbal and written).
- Organized and efficient in work processes.
- Problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Project management skills to lead continuous improvement projects.
Nice-to-haves
- Lean Manufacturing Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Benefits
- Full-time position
- Opportunity for career growth
- Engagement in innovative projects related to e-mobility and thermal management
