Manufacturing & Process Engineer - Industrialization Lead

Donaldson; Aguascalientes; On-site; MXN 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson is seeking a Manufacturing/Project Engineer to lead industrialization and manufacturing process development for global new product platforms across Mexico and internationally.

You will drive projects from manufacturing feasibility and process design through validation, industrialization, and production launch, ensuring that processes, equipment, tooling, and capabilities meet quality, cost, and timing requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrialization, Process Engineering, or similar.
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.
• Working knowledge of Quality Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and process development.
• Knowledge of DFM and DFA principles.
• Experience with process flow development, manufacturing layouts, and production line design.
• Knowledge of process capability and manufacturing capacity analysis.
• Experience with tooling, production equipment, and manufacturing technologies.
• Knowledge of industrial automation and manufacturing systems.
• Experience in product industrialization and production ramp-up.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement.
• Experience with 8D problem solving.
• English proficiency required for global teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.
• Valid passport and U.S. visa or ability to obtain them for international travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Lead industrialization and production launch of new products, ensuring manufacturing readiness.
• Define and develop processes, equipment, tooling, and technologies for production.
• Apply DFM and DFA principles and provide feedback to Product Design Engineering.
• Evaluate process capability and manufacturing capacity to meet production requirements.
• Conduct manufacturing feasibility analyses to identify technical, operational, and capacity needs.
• Identify constraints and drive improvements to manufacturability, efficiency, quality, and cost.
• Define, evaluate, and justify CAPEX for new processes, equipment, tooling, and capabilities.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute process trials, run-at-rate activities, and validations for readiness.
• Optimize processes and lead problem-solving using data-driven methods.
• Lead transfer and production launch of processes for smooth transition to serial production.
• Apply APQP throughout development and industrialization for robust readiness.

Skills

Quality tools

IATF 16949/ISO 9001/ISO 14001

DFM/DFA

Process development

Lean manufacturing

8D problem solving

English proficiency

MS 365

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics/Chemical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Minitab

Oracle ERP

Job description

Donaldson is seeking a Manufacturing/Project Engineer to lead industrialization and manufacturing process development for global new product platforms across Mexico and internationally.

You will drive projects from manufacturing feasibility and process design through validation, industrialization, and production launch, ensuring that processes, equipment, tooling, and capabilities meet quality, cost, and timing requirements.