Manufacturing Engineer

AME (Applied Micro Electronics); Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AME (Applied Micro Electronics) in Eindhoven is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to industrialize new products and transfer them from development to production. You will own the industrialization process, assess feasibility and risks, and drive manufacturing readiness across the project teams.

The role emphasizes working with cross-functional stakeholders, applying Lean Six Sigma methods, and shaping production workflows, control plans, and tooling to meet efficiency and quality targets.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in a relevant engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering or industrialization.
• Experience with preparing and transferring products into production.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Operations representative in product development projects and support the successful industrialization of new products.
• Assess customer requirements, technical specifications, and project deliverables from a manufacturing feasibility, risk, and industrialization perspective.
• Organize and drive key industrialization activities, including Design for Manufacturing and PFMEA sessions, ensuring actions and risks are properly followed up.
• Define and optimize the production process, including workflows, line balancing, control plans, work instructions, tooling usage, and packaging methods, to achieve the required efficiency and quality targets.
• Develop and execute the NPI strategy to validate and qualify manufacturing processes before production ramp-up.
• Monitor industrialization progress and provide updates to project teams and relevant stakeholders.
• Support manufacturing with second-line engineering support, including 8D problem-solving, and help resolve product- and process-related issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, change management, cost estimations, and technical decision-making throughout the product lifecycle.
• Guide Junior Engineers and Trainees and review technical documentation when needed.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

NPI

PFMEA

Control Plans

Lean Six Sigma

Process Optimization

Cross Functional Collaboration

Education

BSc/MSc in Engineering

Job description

Ready to turn innovative product designs into efficient, reliable manufacturing processes?

As a Manufacturing Engineer at AME, you play a key role in bringing new products from development into production. You take ownership of the industrialization process - from identifying manufacturing risks early in development to qualifying the final production process - while representing Operations within product development projects.

Working closely with Project Managers, Product Owners, Tooling Development Engineers, Project Buyers, Supply Chain, and production colleagues, you ensure that products and manufacturing processes are ready for a successful introduction into the factory.

What you’ll do

• Act as the Operations representative in product development projects and support the successful industrialization of new products.
• Assess customer requirements, technical specifications, and project deliverables from a manufacturing feasibility, risk, and industrialization perspective.
• Organize and drive key industrialization activities, including Design for Manufacturing and PFMEA sessions, ensuring actions and risks are properly followed up.
• Define and optimize the production process, including workflows, line balancing, control plans, work instructions, tooling usage, and packaging methods, to achieve the required efficiency and quality targets.
• Develop and execute the NPI strategy to validate and qualify manufacturing processes before production ramp-up.
• Monitor industrialization progress and provide updates to project teams and relevant stakeholders.
• Support manufacturing with second-line engineering support, including 8D problem-solving, and help resolve product- and process-related issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, change management, cost estimations, and technical decision-making throughout the product lifecycle.
• Guide Junior Engineers and Trainees and review technical documentation when needed.

Who are you?

• BSc or MSc in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field.
• 3 - 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, industrialization, NPI, or a similar engineering environment.
• Experience with preparing and transferring products into production.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and industrialization.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; at least a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing, process risk analysis, and tools such as PFMEA and Control Plans.
• Able to work independently on most tasks while seeking support when facing more complex challenges.
• Comfortable working in project-based environments and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Process-focused, analytical, hands-on, and able to turn technical requirements into practical manufacturing solutions.
• Play a key role in bringing innovative high-tech products from development into production.
• Represent Operations and have a direct impact on how products are manufactured.
• Work closely with specialists across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Project Management.
• Take ownership of the industrialization process while working on a variety of projects.
• See the direct impact of your work on the factory floor.
• Enjoy responsibility and room for professional growth in a fast-growing, international organization.