Launch Engineer

The Launch Engineer is responsible for coordinating deliverables associated with assigned Tier 1 direct OEM releases, planning and executing as defined in the BOS system to achieve release objectives for safety, quality, delivery, and financial commitments over a 90-day period.

Manage engineering changes with the plant team to ensure effective implementation.

• Monitor the team assigned to the launch to ensure a sense of ownership and responsibility for the activities of the functional areas at startup.
• Serve as the interface between the simultaneous "SDT" team and the team assigned to the launch to achieve program objectives in terms of time, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate the construction of Validation Parts, Power Builds, Run @ Rate, and customer events.
• Identify program risks and lessons learned, and work on corrective actions to mitigate their effects with the launch team.
• Manage activities to ensure compliance with the 0-0-0-100-90 for each project based on the SOP.
• Complete activities on time with personnel from the different Plant support areas (Materials, Quality, Engineering, Production) in conjunction with the Technical Center team (Advanced Quality and Advanced Manufacturing).
• Manage engineering changes with the plant team, following the Engineering Change Checklist and Matrix in a timely manner.
• Coordinate breakpoints with the materials team to implement changes with zero obsolescence.
• Update documentation to track LPR, PSO, and Glidepath releases.
• Manage material procurement with the Release Planner for assigned projects.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer (Preferred)
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a project engineer (Preferred)
• Experience developing new projects.
• Basic knowledge of plastic injection molding.
• Tooling fundamentals.
• Knowledge of quality systems.
• Experience managing engineering changes.