Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Aptiv; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (47 days remote per year)

Health and Life insurance

Well-Being program

Pension plan

Sports & Multisport

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking an experienced Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer to lead the industrialization of radar and electronics products from award through SOP in Kraków. You will bridge Product Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Production Plants to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing and on-time launches.

You will drive DFMEA/Control Plans, line concepts, equipment selection, and process validations, while applying Lean principles and automotive standards to reduce risk and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to transform product designs into robust, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing solutions.
• Strong knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and Production Validation processes.
• Experience with automotive standards such as IATF 16949, VDA, customer-specific requirements.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes including SMT, assembly automation, test systems, traceability, and process validation.
• Ability to interpret drawings, GD&T requirements, technical specifications, DFMEA outputs, and design documentation.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional industrialization and launch activities.
• Proven problem-solving capability using methodologies such as 8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, or similar structured approaches.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in a global environment, including customer-facing technical discussions.
• Self-driven, proactive, and results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset and working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the industrialization of new radar and electronics products from award through serial production (SOP).
• Act as the primary manufacturing interface between Product Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Production Plants.
• Drive DFM and DFA reviews to ensure robust, efficient manufacturing.
• Create and maintain manufacturing project plans, launch timing, deliverables, and milestones.
• Lead MSD workshops, process flow development, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Develop production line concepts including equipment selection, material flow, cycle time analysis, traceability, and automation strategies.
• Drive PFMEA, manufacturing risk assessments, process validation, and capability studies (Cp/Cpk).
• Define equipment requirements, manage RFQs/SOWs, support supplier selection, and oversee equipment buy-offs.
• Support prototype, DV, PV, and customer builds while capturing lessons learned for future launches.
• Escalate technical, timing, quality, and cost risks and drive recovery actions to protect SOP commitments.

Skills

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

SPC

IATF 16949

VDA

GD&T

Lean Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

8D

DMAIC

Project Management

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelors or Masters)

Manufacturing background

Industrial Engineering background

Electronics background

Job description

Help shape the future of mobility!

At Aptiv, we envision a future with zero road injuries or fatalities. To help us get there, active safety plays a crucial role by preventing the accident altogether.

Aptiv's Next-Gen ADAS platform is the foundation for advanced active safety, and sophisticated radars provide the sensor input that make that foundation even more robust.

Your Role

• Lead the industrialization of new radar and electronics products from business award through serial production (SOP).
• Act as the primary manufacturing interface between Product Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Production Plants.
• Drive DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and DFA (Design for Assembly) reviews to ensure products can be built robustly and efficiently.
• Create and maintain manufacturing project plans, launch timing, industrialization deliverables, and milestone tracking.
• Lead MSD workshops, process flow development, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Develop production line concepts including equipment selection, material flow, cycle time analysis, traceability, and automation strategies.
• Drive PFMEA, manufacturing risk assessments, process validation, and capability studies (Cp/Cpk).
• Define equipment requirements, manage RFQs/SOWs, support supplier selection, and oversee equipment buy-offs.
• Support prototype, DV, PV, and customer builds while ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into future launches.
• Escalate technical, timing, quality, and cost risks and drive recovery actions to protect SOP commitments.

Your Background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to transform product designs into robust, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing solutions.
• Strong knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and Production Validation processes.
• Experience working with automotive standards such as IATF 16949, VDA, customer-specific requirements.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes including SMT, assembly automation, test systems, traceability, and process validation.
• Ability to interpret drawings, GD&T requirements, technical specifications, DFMEA outputs, and design documentation.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional industrialization and launch activities.
• Proven problem-solving capability using methodologies such as 8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, or similar structured approaches.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in a global environment, including customer-facing technical discussions.
• Self-driven, proactive, and results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset and working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones
• Well-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events
• Hybrid work (min. 47 days/yr of remote work, flexible working hours)
• Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get + 3,5% on each gross salary.
• Access to sports groups and Multisport card

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