**Job Summary**The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) is responsible to plan, direct and coordinate the implementation of manufacturing process into an industrial plant. The Senior AME works to develops, implements, and improves manufacturing strategies by utilizing their knowledge of product design, materials, tooling and equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards. They create plans that optimize work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow. The Senior AME uses product requirements to create specifications and options for tooling and equipment and then works with vendors to procure, install and implement into the manufacturing facility.**Responsibilities**- Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) by doing the following:- Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes and quality concerns.- Develop process flow and plant layout requirements.- Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact of those assumptions on the overall manufacturing strategy.- Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to the budget of the program.- Project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling.- Facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and any corresponding technical training.- Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks. Assess the product, process, equipment and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve.**Qualifications**Education- Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Plastics or Engineering Technology required (BSME or BSMET or similar)Work Experience- Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience preferred, not required)- Mechanical aptitude and analytical problem solving- Workflow, line balance and takt time- Experience with AutoCAD, PLC Programming, and Automation- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar- Leadership of DOE and data driven studies experience- Six Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement training or experience- Familiar with entire product life including development, launch and production.- Understands and demonstrates ability to work with and improve documented manufacturing standards.
