PD Engineer

Hirschvogel Holding GmbH; San Juan del Río; On-site; MXN 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HCM is seeking a results-driven engineer to drive new product development, manufacturing changes, and cost-effective solutions. You will translate customer requirements into robust designs and lead cross-functional teams to ensure on-time launches and quality targets across global programs.

Key focus areas include managing risks, optimizing processes, and implementing new manufacturing technologies. Collaboration and proactive communication are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• RFQ & Technical Feasibility: assess customer drawings, specs, tolerances and manufacturing needs for forging and machining.
• Project Coordination & Customer Interface: act as primary technical contact for projects with global teams.
• Project Planning & Launch Management: develop and monitor weekly launch timing plans.
• Product & Process Development: ensure development activities meet milestones and procedures.
• Risk Management & Documentation: identify risks and document analyses, decisions and actions.
• Manufacturing & series production support: analyze and optimize process efficiency, quality, scrap and tool costs.
• Value Analysis/Value Engineering: coordinate VAVE activities to cut cost while preserving performance.
• Technology & Continuous Improvement: implement new technologies for optimization and launches.

Job description

Objective: Drive the development and successful launch of new products, processes, and engineering changes by transforming customer requirements into robust, manufacturable, and cost-effective solutions that are delivered on time, meet quality and customer expectations, and contribute to continuous improvement in products, processes, and manufacturing technologies; while creating measurable value for internal customers and organizational results through proactive communication, strong cross-functional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and effective teamwork.

1. RFQ & Technical Feasibility: Evaluate customer drawings, specifications, tolerances, special characteristics and manufacturing requirements of forging & machining technologies.
2. Project Coordination & Customer Interface: Act as the primary technical contact (internally & externally) for assigned projects. Coordinate with global cross-functional teams to execute new product development and engineering change projects.
3. Project Planning & Launch Management: Develop, manage and monitor weekly launch timing plans.
4. Product & Process Development: Ensure product & process development activities are completed within the agreed milestones & as per established procedures
5. Risk Management & Documentation: Identify risks in timing, scope, cost & quality and implement corrective actions. Document & maintain analyses, studies, records, decisions, follow up actions according to company procedures, from concept phase until end of production.
6. Manufacturing & series production support:Support analyses & optimization of process efficiency, quality, scrap rate & tool cost via SPL approach.
7. Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE): Coordinate internal & customer driven VAVE activities throughout the product lifecycle. Identify & validate design & process opportunities to reduce cost while maintaining product performance & quality.
8. Technology & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate, implement and develop new technologies and manufacturing processes for the optimization & launch of new product groups.

Join the HCM Family!

HCM is a growing company where innovation, commitment, and continuous improvement drive our success.