Manufacturing Engineering Manager — NPI & Launch Readiness

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Santa Catarina; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Caterpillar Inc. in Mexico is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the engineering organization responsible for NPI, source transfers, product changes, and capital projects.

You will ensure manufacturing readiness and ramp-up by aligning people, processes, tooling, equipment, capacity, quality, cost, safety, and schedules with business objectives. You will drive talent development, cross-functional execution, and sustainable improvements across machining, assembly, painting, and

Formación

• BS in an engineering discipline; strong manufacturing engineering background.
• Experience leading NPI, source transfers, and capital projects.
• Advanced English proficiency is required.
• Working knowledge of machining, assembly, painting, tooling and capacity planning.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, setting priorities and driving safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead DFM/DFA and design reviews, ensuring early Manufacturing and Product Engineering alignment.
• Develop and validate processes, layouts, standard work, PFMEA, control plans, capacity models, tooling, equipment, and automation.
• Improve productivity, flow, cost, quality, and process capability through Lean and data-driven problem solving.
• Ensure APQP, PPAP, process validation, launch readiness, operator training, and regulatory and customer compliance.
• Coordinate BOMs, routings, PFEP, material readiness, and manufacturing systems with Supply Chain and Operations.
• Manage project governance, engineering changes, risks, schedules, reporting, and delivery commitments.
• Own CAPEX business cases, prioritization, forecasting, controls, and on-time, on-budget execution.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

DFM/DFA reviews

Lean manufacturing

APQP/PPAP

PFMEA

Capex & budgeting

Project management

Capacity planning

NPI & source transfers

Manufacturing engineering

Educación

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechatronics/Electrical Eng

Master’s degree in related field (preferred)

Herramientas

ERP/MES experience

Automation/robotics knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Caterpillar Inc. in Mexico is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the engineering organization responsible for NPI, source transfers, product changes, and capital projects.

You will ensure manufacturing readiness and ramp-up by aligning people, processes, tooling, equipment, capacity, quality, cost, safety, and schedules with business objectives. You will drive talent development, cross-functional execution, and sustainable improvements across machining, assembly, painting, and