Product Engineer

BorgWarner; Saltillo; Presencial; MXN 1,093,000 - 1,458,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading automotive technology company in Saltillo is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team. This role involves leading the development of manufacturing processes and optimizing equipment utilization while working collaboratively across various teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology, with 5+ years of experience in high volume production environments. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with English proficiency and the ability to travel internationally.

Formación

• More than 5 years of experience in high volume production manufacturing.
• Understanding of basic engineering finances.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence to work remotely.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development of manufacturing processes alongside new product development.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes through research and application of engineering knowledge.
• Partner with local Manufacturing Engineering teams to optimize equipment.

Conocimientos

Leadership in engineering

Project management

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Proficiency in English

Educación

Bachelor of Engineering or Technology

Master’s degree (preferred)

Herramientas

Office tools

Minitab

Descripción del empleo

This position is for a dynamic and results-oriented Senior Engineer to join the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) team.

The AME team provides engineering leadership around the identification, development, and implementation of new processes and/or equipment to manufacture and measure new and available products.

In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams comprised of product design, program management, supply chain, quality, and plant engineering to ensure that new and existing products are produced in accordance with product expectations for safety, quality, cost, and goals. You will facilitate locating the appropriate operations teams and provide leadership in communication, implementation, coordination, and compliance of the 'Plan of Record' manufacturing strategies used to drive the growth plan.

He makes an impact on our team through his leadership in engineering and project management, his dedication to results, his keen attention to detail, and his follow through.

Key Responsibilities

• Obtains results by leading the development of manufacturing processes and equipment concurrent with new product development, ensuring that product performance specifications, cost, and time targets are met.
• Evaluates manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applies knowledge of product design, manufacturing, assembly, tooling, and materials; checks with equipment vendors.
• Partner with local Manufacturing Engineering teams to address, build or advise on new, outstanding and difficult (NUD) features of our products and processes.
• Use financial and engineering information to develop efficient equipment and manufacturing processes and to improve cost estimates for business cases.
• Act as a leader, using strong decision skills, to optimize equipment utilization and reduce capital expense; provide mentorship and criteria to the product design group, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), relocating underutilized equipment, improving cycle time, scrap, capital/tooling layouts, and labor costs of existing equipment; use financial and engineering data to develop optimized manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Serve as a technical resource for equipment and manufacturing processes for customer program launches, share lessons learned and standard methodologies, and benchmark operations support.
• Agile learner and problem solver who is interested in manufacturing technologies that project into high volume production, accepting the risk of leading in the first situation.
• Use strong technical skills to be a resource to our supply team. Work together to identify, develop, or resolve critical supplier processing issues. Participate in Design for Value activities.
• Motivate others and act as a point person for the local business unit. Provide technical, linguistic/cultural, and communication support between AME and the operation as needed.
• Identify, articulate and communicate the key trends related to the dynamics of the manufacturing market that influence the expansion of the market and our business unit.
• Provide strong and committed decision-making skills to deliver key recommendations to the management leadership team.
• Understand industry trends and direct relevant information to team members.
• Develop strong presentations that convey strategies, goals, and opportunities.

Educational Experience

• Bachelor of Engineering or Technology, Industrial Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of demonstrated ability, preferably in the automotive or automotive supplier industry, high volume production industrial manufacturing operations.
• Understanding of basic engineering finances.
• A solid understanding of vehicle system-level components and functions is a plus.
• Strong functional and technical skills with the ability to integrate into a cross-functional team.
• Recognized process expert with the ability to transmit/train knowledge to others. Knowledge of assembly process technologies, resistance/laser, plastic injection molding preferred.
• Experience in mechanical design, 3D modeling.
• Basic electrical, hydraulic and PLC knowledge preferred.
• Good management of PC, Office tools.
• Experience in metrology methods and Measurement Systems Analysis.
• Good organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Project Management software.
• Extensive experience in data analysis and structured problem-solving techniques. Minitab experience preferred.
• Confidence to work remotely with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel internationally 50% of the time.
• English proficiency is required. Additional spoken languages would be beneficial for the position.