Sr. Body Assembly Process Engineer
We are a start-up manufacturer focused on building a frenetic culture with speed, collaboration and sustainability in mind. We are looking for founding members of our team. We seek a highly motivated Body Assembly Process Engineer for a position in our Advanced Manufacturing Engineering group.
The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering group is responsible for developing and implementing the processes, equipment and tooling used to turn our Design Engineers' ideas into reality. For our Process Engineering team, we are looking for engineers to work collaboratively with the Vehicle Design Engineers to develop a process that is cost effective to build, and conforms to the vehicle design requirements. As part of this team, you will rapidly develop and implement a world class BIW and CIW assembly process capable of delivering first in class part quality, system reliability and cost efficiency.
Our Process Engineering Team is core to the success of our mission; providing the bedrocks of our vehicles and our customer experience. They will provide direct feedback to the vehicle engineering team, as well as developing the plant tooling and equipment strategy. As leads for pre-launch build activities, they will have direct responsibility for the quality level of the vehicle, and the success of our company.
Role Responsibilities
· Own and define new product manufacturing tooling and assembly line process in order to achieve the defined assembly sequence and quality targets
· Manage all development aspects of assembly line equipment, technology and function for a portion of the Body Center, including
o Project planning and execution
o Technical specification compilation for RFQ generation
o Supplied Services performance
o Design approval and buy-off
o Installation, tryout, validation and debug of equipment
o Reporting to stakeholders on progress and issues
o Issue resolution
· Provide technical direction on equipment and assembly process capabilities to the Manufacturing and Vehicle Engineering teams during the product development process to ensure manufacturability and quality targets can be met.
· Manage the equipment budget within the approved limits.
· Utilize Industrial Engineering tools for operations and layout analysis; including time studies, ergonomic assessments, and throughput improvement.
· Optimize processes and drive the resolution of build issues found during pre-launch and launch activities.