Job Overview

Oversees a team of manufacturing engineering specialists.

Job Requirements

• Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, ensuring effective resource allocation, performance management, and technical capability growth.
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialization activities from concept through mass production, ensuring successful product launches and manufacturing readiness.Lead equipment development, automation, and industrialization projects, including specification, procurement, FAT/SAT, commissioning, qualification, and acceptance.
• Provide technical leadership for manufacturing processes including cable assembly, crimping, ultrasonic welding, electrical testing, automated equipment, vision systems, and AC/DC power cable products.Ensure process robustness through PFMEA, Control Plans, process validation, capability studies, MSA/GR&R, Cp/Cpk, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Partner cross-functionally to identify and mitigate manufacturing risks, resolve quality and production issues, and drive permanent corrective actions.
• Lead Operational Excellence initiatives focused on safety, productivity, cost reduction, automation, OEE improvement, scrap reduction, and capacity optimization.
• Establish and monitor Manufacturing Engineering KPIs, ensuring accountability and recovery plans when performance falls below targets.
• Support CAPEX planning, business case development, project execution, and manufacturing technology roadmaps.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading engineers, technicians, projects, or technical teams.
• Previous experience as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, or similar leadership role.
• Strong background in New Product Introduction (NPI), industrialization, equipment development, production ramp-up, and manufacturing process optimization.
• Hands-on experience with cable assembly, terminal crimping, ultrasonic welding, AC/DC power cable products, and electrical testing.
• Knowledge of automated manufacturing equipment, PLC-controlled systems, vision inspection systems, pneumatics, and mechatronic applications.
• Solid understanding of PFMEA, Control Plans, process validation, MSA/GR&R, Cp/Cpk, Lean Manufacturing, and statistical process control methodologies.
• Experience with equipment specification, qualification, acceptance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis, capacity planning, and labor optimization.

Onsite
Hermosillo
Travel 10%-25%
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What your background should look like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level