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Participate in Design for Assembly (DFA) / Design for Manufacturing (DFM) activities to verify manufacturability of Product Designs.
Actively participate in PFMEA, DFMEA, Process Mapping, and Critical to Quality (CTQ) reviews assuring specifications are well defined and documented.
Create and review process flow charts, assembly tooling strategies, assembly line layouts, balance tables, assembly capacity analysis, and EHS project plans.
Participate in the development of capital expense requests, project schedules, make-buy analysis and other financial documents.
Provide input for all assembly tooling required to support new product development activity
Create, assemble, detail and review tooling and fixturing utilizing Creo and Solidworks software.
Develop and review defining documents, RFQ packages, interact with suppliers during the quoting process, ensure supplier adherence to tooling specifications, oversee manufacture and qualification of assembly tooling.
Develop Protocols and execute Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) on all purchased tooling, systems and fixtures.
Manage and support line validation / qualification activities for including IQ, OQ , MSA and PQ.
Write testing protocols for product evaluations; oversee and analyze product evaluation requests.
Create process documentation including SWI, Control Plans and job safety analysis sheets.
Actively participate in Lean initiatives to stabilize production lines and reduce the time to transfer to Plant.
Department Specific / Non-essential Functions
Travel to supplier sites as required. International travel required.
Mentor and guide less experienced employees for professional development and advancement.
Continue to enhance engineering and leadership skills through additional training, development projects, and education.
Follow established guidelines and management direction with regard to engineering decisions and departmental / company policy.
Skills / Qualifications
Experience in CREO to review custom tooling, fixtures, gages, and components
Review modification and development of Machine Specifications for manual, semi-automated and fully automated machines
Basic understanding of Industrial Engineering principles including balance tables, process flow diagrams, line lay-outs, ergonomic designs, etc.
Experience in assembly equipment technologies
Experience with equipment and line process validations (IQ / OQ / PQ / MSA’s)
Working knowledge of Lean Principles and/or 6 Sigma Methodology
Working knowledge of GD&T
Working knowledge of FMEA
Working knowledge of DFA and DFM principles
Familiarity with statistical analysis including capability, process control, DOE’s, control charts, etc. Minitab experience preferred, but not mandatory
Experience or working knowledge of control systems, PLC logic, and vision systems
Competencies
Exemplify team-work approach
Dynamic, positive attitude
Strong interpersonal, communication, project management and presentation skills
Strong design, trouble-shooting, assembly tooling, and manufacturing process skills