Industrial Engineer

Brose Group; New Boston (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brose Group, a family-owned company progressing toward global growth, seeks engineers to plan and optimize plant productivity and safety in high-volume automotive mechatronic production. The role emphasizes PFMEA, Six Sigma, AutoCAD and related tools, with focus on improving throughput, quality and efficiency across assembly lines.

The position offers a collaborative, high-tech environment with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within North America facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field.
• Two years (24 months) experience as an engineer developing and improving plant productivity, throughput and worker safety using PFMEA, Six Sigma and AutoCAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, engineer, develop and improve plant productivity, throughput and worker safety across production lines and facilities.
• Analyze and improve OEE, design value streams and implement lessons learned in a high-volume automotive environment.
• Develop fixtures, gauges, PLC-based vision systems and poka-yoke devices to reduce defects and improve quality.

Skills

PFMEA

Six Sigma

AutoCAD

8D problem solving

Fishbone Diagram

DraftSight

Education

Bachelor in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

PLCs

Vision systems

Sensors

Gauges & Fixtures

Job description

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

• Plan, engineer, develop, and improve plant productivity, product throughput, and worker safety using PFMEA, Six Sigma, 8Ds, Fishbone Diagram, DraftSight and AutoCAD tools, to improve machines, automotive component and mechatronic systems production lines (including workstation devices, workstations, and programmable logic controllers), manufacturing processes, and facilities. Analyze and improve OEE; evaluate, design and optimize Value Stream; and implement Lessons Learned, during production of automotive mechatronic seat systems including manual/power seat adjusters and seat structures, in high volume manufacturing plant environment. Develop and implement fixtures and gauges, PLC-based vision systems, sensors, and fastening equipment designs applying Poka yoke principles to reduce NRFT and improve First Time Quality and Quality Rate percentage during component production and assembly.

Your Profile

• Bachelor, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related.
• Twenty-four months experience as Engineer or related, developing and improving plant productivity, product throughput, and worker safety using PFMEA, Six Sigma, and AutoCAD tools, to improve automotive component and mechatronic systems production lines (including PLCs), or related.

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.
*Benefits package may vary slightly per location