MANUFACTURING ENGINEER II

Why you should join:
TE Connectivity's Manufacturing Engineering Teams are process leaders for stamping, molding or assembly related topics, ensuring the processes are running at optimum levels for quality and output. They are experts in mold tooling, die tooling, machining, and assembly techniques, possessing extensive knowledge of the associated manufacturing processes which may include the optimization and standardization of stamping / molding / assembly or other processes within the manufacturing environment. Manufacturing Engineering Teams enable the TE business unit plants to reach TE Operating Advantage (TEOA) requirements, roll out Centers of Excellence (COE), Best Demonstrated Practices (BDP’s) and advise plants on tool and machine duplications / corrections / improvements. They design and develop manufacturing process and automation platforms and apply them for the realization of new product developments as well as optimization of existing products already in production. The Teams also support Product Development in the selection and optimization of tools for piece part production and the selection of the most suitable manufacturing concepts relative to planned manufacturing quantities, quality requirements and manufacturing location. They act as interface between engineering and production to ensure manufacturability of new designs and smooth production ramp up as well as support the research & development teams to produce sample manufacturing equipment, product samples and prototypes.

Your main tasks:

• Search for new projects aligned with plant competencies, project‘s financial parameters, project database care
• Discovering improvement opportunities for existing projects
• Paper preparation for management decisions, including reports and presentations
• Work within core team from start-up phase to serial production, including work with TE Project and EP&C system, review of specifications, drawings, technologies, layouts, offers, calculations, sample production, test results, open points lists. Taking a part in gate reviews and other project decisions
• Implementation of new projects including cross-functional team co-ordination and vendors’ co-ordination
• Creation of specifications and other draft documentation
• Negotiations with vendors, review of offers, assessment of capabilities at suppliers
• Establishing of project plan, co-ordination of FMEA, Flow Chart, Control Plan, Work Instructions and other documentation
• Design reviews, Open point list and action plan co-ordination
• Machine acceptance at vendors or other TE sites
• Care about availability of components, packaging material, logistical operations, tool transport
• Customer‘s audit preparation and co-ordination
• Co-operation with other TE teams including foreign plants, written and spoken communication, data exchange, business trips

Your ideal background:

• Relevant experience on similar position, experience in project management
• Good knowledge of Project management system
• Statistical approach – 6 sigma methodology, Red-X, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of technical drawings
• Basic knowledge eDrawings, CREO
• Basic knowledge of designing of single-purpose machines 
• Good knowledge of MS Office Standard tools 
• Advanced knowledge of MS Project
• Knowledge of TE Project SharePoint as an advantage
• Experience from automotive environment as an advantage
• English language on business standard, German as an advantage