Manufacturing Engineer (System Integration)

VDL ETG Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

VDL ETG Singapore seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead end-to-end planning, direction, and coordination of assembly processes for a key project, ensuring build plan costs, quality, and delivery targets are met.

You will design production layouts, specify tools, drive continuous improvement, manage waste reduction, and collaborate with process engineers to optimize efficiency and safety in the production area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering (Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Industrial) or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing assembly environment.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication with all levels of associates and management.

Responsibilities

• Design production layouts to meet build plan forecast or predefined run rate.
• Define requirements for assembly tools and equipment to support product realization.
• Participate in PQP to identify risks and preventive actions.
• Implement a certification program for assembly leaders to perform specific tasks.
• Collaborate with Process Engineer on assembly Kit Kart design for material flow.
• Lead in solving assembly technical problems and customer quality complaints.
• Monitor assembly capacity and perform ramp assessments to meet delivery targets.
• Contribute to system build progress meetings to meet on-time delivery.
• Evaluate assembly efficiency and implement improvements to reduce cycle time.
• Inventory, calibrate, and maintain customer consigned equipment.
• Identify and implement improvements to shorten production cycle time and improve safety/sustainability.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Leadership

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Job description

Purpose:

Responsible for the complete end-to-end planning, direction, and coordination of all the manufacturing processes related to system integration for a specific project. Together with the program team, the Manufacturing Engineer is to ensure that assembly can meet costs, quality, and delivery requirements.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Design of production layout to enable production to fulfill build plan forecast or pre-defined production run rate
• Define requirements for assembly tools and equipment to support product realization and build plan
• Participate actively in PQP to ensure that risks are identified, and preventive actions defined and implemented
• Implement a certification program for assembly to ensure that assembly module leads are trained and certified to carry out specific assembly tasks
• Collaborate with the Process Engineer in the design of the assembly Kit Kart for issue of materials into the clean room and effective handling of materials inside the production area
• Lead in resolving technical problems faced by Assembly, and resolve internal and customer quality complaints
• Monitor assembly capacity of the program, and perform ramp assessment when required, to fulfill build plan system delivery
• Contribute to the system build progress meetings together with the program team to meet on-time delivery targets
• Evaluate assembly efficiency and implement improvements to achieve the calculated standard time
• Monitor all customer's consigned equipment to ensure all are inventoried, calibrated, and maintained regularly
• Identify and implement improvements to shorten production cycle time, improve overall production efficiency, improve quality performance, enhance safety or to boost sustainability
• Support and participate in company continuous improvement program

Requirements

• Bachelor in Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Precision or Industrial Engineering) or related field
• At least 3 years of experience as an engineer in the manufacturing assembly environment.
• Lean Six Sigma Green certified is preferred
• Strategic, creative, and systemic thinking
• Excellent leadership and effective communication with all levels of associates and management