Launch Engineer

faurecia S.A.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Plant Program/Launch Team Member to oversee manufacturing programs from project end to six months post-SOP. You will ensure APQP compliance, coordinate tasks, and manage launch budgets as the technical interface with customers and suppliers.

You will lead the plant-level program team, align resources, and ensure capability and training during ramp-up, with adherence to quality and process standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 2–5 years coordinating automotive programs.
• English fluency required.

Responsibilities

• Implements APQP for new programs per procedures.
• Coordinates program tasks using a schedule of activities.
• Manages the program budget (launch cost).
• Acts as a technical interface with customers and suppliers.
• Interfaces between Program Manufacturing Leader and the plant.
• Leads the plant's program team and allocates resources.
• Reviews operating personnel skills per manufacturing stage.
• Coordinates changes via the engineering change procedure.

Skills

Program management

Team leadership

English fluency

Education

Bachelors degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Plant Program/ Launch Team Member is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing programs at your plant. Its work starts from the end of the project acquisition (end of phase 1) until 6 months after the SOP.

• Implements the APQP for the management of new programs complying with the procedures
• Coordinates the assigned tasks of the program and ensures their fulfillment, through the use of a schedule of activities.
• Manage the program's budget (launch cost).
• In agreement with the program manager, it is a technical interface with customers and suppliers.
• It is the interface between the Program Manufacturing Leader (PML) and the plant.
• He is the team leader of the plant's program. Manage the resources assigned by each area to make a successful launch.
• Review the skills of the operating personnel (know how) in the plant according to the requirements, industrial analysis and technical assignments during the manufacturing stage.
• Coordinates the implementation of all changes related to the production system and/or product of the new programs, using the engineering change procedure
• Ensures compliance with internal and corporate procedures related to Process Design and Development: - Faurecia PMS System-
• Ensures that manufacturing processes meet the capacity requirements required by the customer.
• Tracks the performance of client ratings for quality, deliverables, and projects; as well as maintenance of information on the applicable portals
• Comply with the specific requirements of IATF 16949, FES and ISO 14001.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Quality Management System (QMS) described in manuals, process maps, procedures, and work instructions; as well as customer-specific, regulatory/legal requirements.
• In case of detecting any non-conforming condition in the quality of the product, it has the authority to stop the process or the flow of the material, and to notify the quality area to define the containment process and control of non-conforming product with the responsible areas.
• Ensure that manufacturing processes meet the capacity requirements required by the customer.
• Ensure compliance with internal and corporate procedures related to Process Design and Development: - Faurecia PMS System-
• Follow-up on the performance of client qualifications for quality, deliveries and projects; as well as maintenance of information in the applicable applications

Production Release

• Analyzes, develops, validates and releases the production system of a new program in the plant, must comply with: machinery and tools, layout, flow diagrams, SAP structures, process routing, material information, lean methodologies according to the group's standards and program objectives.
• It ensures that new lines must meet the plant's production and quality standards before being released into production.
• Coordinate the installation and launch of all equipment and tooling of the program in the plant.
• Responsible for the success of the PT [Trial Production], MPT [Mass Production Trial] and EMPT [Extended Mass Production Trial] races.
• Supports production ramp-up. PCOS +6 months
• Identifies and defines the resources needed for the implementation of new production lines, including requesting MODs according to the schedule of events.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum candidate requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Industrial, mechanical, or final engineering.
• 2-5 years of experience coordinating automotive programs.
• English Fluency

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position now or in the future.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.