Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Automotive Mold & Process

HELLA; Irapuato; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

FORVIA HELLA in Irapuato, Mexico, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to execute planning and approval of new and complex production equipment in alignment with product development. You will plan complex production methods, specify working cycles, and coordinate procurement and production of operating equipment within manufacturing constraints.

Responsibilities include developing production methods, evaluating system suitability, planning equipment capacity, and defining workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering within the automotive industry.
• Strong experience with mold technology, plastic injection molding, and molding processes.

Responsibilities

• Agreeing and following up targets with the Project Manager or Operations Readiness Manager in terms of quality, costs and timing.
• Executing in the development of production methods taking market development for production systems into account and check new systems for suitability and applicability.
• Prepare suggestions for design of components suitable for production in accordance with manufacturing requirements identifying concrete potentials for saving based on the idea of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Plan complex operating equipment based on capacity and staff deployment plans to be drawn up; define type, extent, and number necessary production equipment.
• Determine available internal capacities for the construction of operating equipment; estimate the costs and prepare internal or external procurement suggestions.
• Define and describe manufacturing sequences, capacities and equipment data for planning variables; prepare manufacturing plans.
• Plan new manufacturing sequences and equipment with existing processes, using knowledge from work science, production engineering and economics; utilize digitization to increase efficiency (MES, Hydra, iTAC).
• Continual editing and implementation of technical information from partners; coordinate process and equipment changes.
• Evaluate risks using FMEA and develop improvement actions with customer requirements in mind.

Skills

English proficiency

Mold technology

Production engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SAP

FMEA

CAD

Job description

FORVIA HELLA in Irapuato, Mexico, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to execute planning and approval of new and complex production equipment in alignment with product development. You will plan complex production methods, specify working cycles, and coordinate procurement and production of operating equipment within manufacturing constraints.

Responsibilities include developing production methods, evaluating system suitability, planning equipment capacity, and defining workflows.