Job Overview

The Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer designs and develops manufacturing processes and procedures for economical mass production of new products.

Target is to utilize and adapt emerging manufacturing base-technologies for the needs of Relay Manufacturing by executing economic projects for real-life mass-production and integrate and standardize them in the internal Relay Manufacturing Technology Platforming System for Process Technologies.

Job Requirements

• “Manufacturing Development”

• Develops an optimal mass-production Manufacturing Plan for LEANPD NPI projects based on Relay´s existing Process- and Automation-Platform, product concepts and marketing data

• • Develops the overall technical base-data for product-cost- and investment-calculations and for cost comparison of different manufacturing variants and automation levels
  • Ensures proper use of processes in production equipment by Process-FMEA´s
  • Creates target specs for sourcing relay manufacturing equipment (tools and assembly equipment/machinery)
  • Develops manufacturing processes for specific projects
  • Represents MDE in Core Teams for LeanPD NPI projects (= coordinator for MDE topics within Core Teams) and acts there as the key person for Manufacturing Technology
  • Ensures new processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
  • Solves new product-/new process-production problems

• “Process Technology”

• Develops and further extends the Relay Manufacturing Technology Process Platform

• • Benchmarking of existing processes
  • Standardization of existing processes and development of new relay production processes (= “Process Platforming”)
  • Ensures that products are designed for optimal manufacturability in cooperation with product development teams (= DFM)
  • Work with equipment engineer, component engineers and PDE for part and assembly specification review (e.g., tolerance analysis)

• “Sample-shop”

• Manages sourcing and production of product models and samples for product development projects

• • Development and sourcing of sample-production equipment and parts (prototypes from 3D printing, machining, soft tooling and common part)
  • Win Know-How out of sample-production and transfer to mass-production planning.
  • Follow up and resolve the issues learned from sample trail run.

• “Project Management”

• Leads and Manages assigned projects

• • Coordinates overall manufacturing processes for LEANPD projects ensure meet mass production requirement.
  • Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
  • Prepares project schedules and project plans

Organizes and conducts regular project reviews, meetings and prepares meeting minutes

What your background should look like

• Troubleshooting skill (6 sigma DMAIC, 5MIE, 5 Whys and PDCA)
• Experience and the ability to manufacturing cost estimation and calculation for new project
• Ensures frequent communication to EMEA Manufacturing Development Engineering Team (Europe team)
• Ensures that all requested EHS Requirements and Regulations are maintained, fully understood and complied with
• Compliance with TE policies
• Activity- and Time-Reporting

Good oral, reading and writing English skill

Competencies