Industrial Engineer - Seat

Brose Fahrzeugteile; Auburn Hills, Detroit (MI, MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-tech work environment

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Flexible working hours

Development programs

Job summary

Brose in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a mechanical/industrial engineer with proven experience in managing high-value automotive projects, budgets, and procurement. The role requires coordinating process flow, tooling, and layouts, while supporting supplier development and PPAP/ISIR builds.

Fluent English is required; Spanish is a plus. The position offers a hybrid work model, modern facilities, and opportunities for professional growth within a global company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering with a Business Minor.
• Four years of experience managing high-value automotive project budgets and procurement activities.
• English: Fluent conversation / correspondence. Spanish: Basic knowledge (ideal).

Responsibilities

• Analyze production specifications and capacity data to determine processes, tools and HR requirements.
• Plan sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation and other manufacturing operations for production workers.
• Adhere to Brose Management System and Product Development Process and standards.
• Develop equipment specifications and define required materials, tooling and equipment.
• Establish process flow, manufacturing layout, P-FMEA and assembly concept with plant and planning.
• Lead supplier assessments related to tooling technology and supplier development.
• Support development of equipment suppliers.
• Investigate feasibility of transfer for carry over parts/tools and make/buy decisions.
• Create standard forms and procedures for production planning.
• Support PPAP/ISIR build at manufacturing site.

Skills

Project budgeting

Procurement

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Spanish basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering with a Business Minor

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

• Hybrid schedule in Auburn Hills, Michigan


• Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.


• Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers.


• Adhere to Brose Management System and Product Development Process and standards.


• Develops equipment specifications and defines required materials, tooling, and equipment according to Brose norms and industry standards.


• Establish process flow, manufacturing layout, P-FMEA and assembly concept in cooperation with the manufacturing plant and central production planning.


• Leads technical assessments and supplier selection activities related to tooling technology.


• Support development of equipment suppliers.


• Investigate feasibility of transfer for carry over parts/tools and/or make/buy decisions.


• Create standard forms and procedures for production planning.


• Support PPAP/ISIR build at manufacturing site.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering with a Business Minor from four-year college or university.


• Four years of experience managing high-value project budgets within automotive industry and mass production while overseeing multiple procurement activities concurrently, ensuring cost control, on-time delivery, and successful project execution.


• English: Fluent conversation / correspondence.


• Spanish: Basic knowledge/ideal.


• Organizational cross-functional Interfaces across multicultural and geographically dispersed teams, ensuring effective collaboration, alignment of objectives, and successful project execution.

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world

• 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