Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

ZF Group; Bielsko-Biała; Hybrid; PLN 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid mode of work

Private medical care

Life insurance

Medicover Benefits platform

Job summary

ZF Group in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, is seeking an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to industrialize steering products and support regional plants. You will drive standardization, lead line layouts, and support production ramp-up and new product launches.

The role requires strong Lean/CI experience, PFMEA/MSA expertise, and fluent English. Hybrid work model and broad benefits are offered in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering or related areas.
• Proven experience with new product industrialization and launches.
• Experience with capital investments and equipment procurement.
• Machine qualification and acceptance activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support industrialization activities for steering assembly processes across regional locations.
• Drive standardization of processes and equipment.
• Support plants during new product launches, prototype builds, line layouts and ramp-up.
• Develop manufacturing specifications and tooling concepts for new projects.
• Collaborate on supplier selection with engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing.
• Oversee machine build execution and qualification activities.
• Create and maintain PFMEAs based on global standards.
• Support quality, productivity, and KPI improvement initiatives.

Skills

Lean/Continuous Improvement

PFMEA

MSA

Core Tools

TPM

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

English (fluent)

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Capital investment projects

Equipment procurement

Job description

Job description

About the Team:

As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key role in industrializing new steering products and supporting manufacturing plants across the region to ensure flawless product launches, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

What you can look forward to as Advanced Manufacturing Engineer:

• Lead and support industrialization activities for steering assembly processes across regional manufacturing locations.
• Drive harmonization and standardization of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Support plants during new product launches, prototype builds, line layouts, and production ramp-up.
• Develop manufacturing specifications, equipment requirements, and tooling concepts for new projects.
• Collaborate on supplier selection activities with engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing teams.
• Drive manufacturing readiness by overseeing machine build execution, leading supplier and plant qualification activities, supporting GDPEP project gates.
• Create and maintain Application PFMEAs based on global standards.
• Support performance improvement initiatives related to quality, productivity, and manufacturing KPIs.

Your profile as Advanced Manufacturing Engineer:

• University degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Process Engineering
• Proven experience with new product industrialization and manufacturing launches
• Experience in capital investment projects and equipment procurement
• Experience in machine qualification and acceptance activities
• Steering Business knowledge/Automotive
• Experience working in a cross-functional corporate environment
• Project management skills
• Strong manufacturing background (Lean/Continuous Improvement, PFMEA, MSA, TPM, Core Tools, etc.)
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Fluent English written and spoken

Why you should choose ZF in Bielsko-Biała:

• Opportunity to get in touch with the latest technologies in the automotive industry
• A chance to work in an international team
• Stable employment conditions
• Hybrid mode of work, flexible working hours
• A package of additional benefits (i.a. private medical care, Medicover Benefits platform, life insurance)