Leader, Engineering

TPI Composites, Inc; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TPI Composites, Inc. in the United States seeks a senior engineering professional to lead technical support across wind blade manufacturing, interfacing with program management, quality, engineering and production to resolve requirements and ambiguities in New Product Introduction.

The role emphasizes Kaizen/Lean, NPI/DFM/PFMEA, and strong data analytics to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements, with hands-on leadership of cross-functional teams and mentorship of engineering

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 7 years related composites experience with 5+ years wind blade composite experience in a lead engineering role.
• Engineering drawing literacy and tolerance appreciation.
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• CAD/CAM proficiency is a plus.
• Quality oriented with high attention to detail.
• Ability to set and communicate priorities and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in wind blade manufacturing across TPI's factory and customer portfolio.
• Advise on program requirements issues and document DFM, PFMEA and exceptions.
• Lead new product introduction assessments within a multidisciplinary team.
• Drive process improvements to reduce risk and increase profitability.
• Mentor and develop TPI engineering resources.
• Support internal audits and ensure safety, quality and customer requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Composite Materials

Composite Processing

Defect Repair

RCCA Analysis

Technical Documentation

NPI/DFM/PFMEA

Mechanical Design

Program Management

Data Analytics

GD&T Tolerancing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support in wind blade manufacturing, supporting TPI’s diverse factory and customer portfolio. The nature of this position, although one of direct support, will require a wide range of ownership, leadership and accountability in the activities and tasks set
• Interface with program management, GTPM, quality, engineering and production organizations to advise/resolve/revise program requirements issues and ambiguities in the new product introduction phase capturing DFM, PFMEA and exceptions
• Support new product introduction as part of a multidisciplined team as a technical expert in design and manufacturing assessment
• Drive process improvement and best practices to reduce risk and increase profitability in TPI operations.
• Support technical initiatives with the assistance of a distributed team to achieve critical technical goals
• Provide mentorship and technical development of TPI’s engineering resources
• Support the creation of global standards, documentation, and processes to drive consistency in operations, to ensure safety, improve quality and reduce risk.
• Support areas of data integrity and data analytics to drive product conformance, performance trends and capability to identify areas of action/improvement.
• Provide technical support for TPI’s local/site-based engineering teams
  • Share knowledge and experience in area of wind blade manufacturing
  • Support activities at sites, reviewing processes, guiding decisions and supporting development of composites knowledge
  • Be a resource to ensure decisions are made with necessary knowledge and support
• Support TPI’s internal audit function
  • Support internal reviews of TPI’s manufacturing facilities ensuring, adherence to all safety, quality and customer requirements
  • Develop facility and process risk assessments outlining areas of improvement and driving changes to support TPI’s core values of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC)
  • Ensure process and approaches found in TPI facilities are aligned with customers design intent
• Support new material evaluation, approval, and introduction to manufacturing sites
• Support and advise Customer specified design trials and technical contact.
• Support the technical aspects of all manufacturing launches of new/revised products or requirements.
• Support continuous improvement including process, material, equipment, and documentation.
• Support directly and through team the product transfers from one site to another
• Support Root Cause Corrective Action programs
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:

• B.S. degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 7 years related composites experience required with minimum of 5 years wind blade composite experience in a lead engineering role.
• Engineering drawing literacy and tolerance appreciation
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques
• CAD/CAM proficiency is a plus
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to set and communicate priorities, create a clear vision of goals
• Leadership skills
• Quality oriented and high attention to detail
• Ability to work with vendors, customers and employees
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• Experience working with high performance teams.
• Ability to maintain safe work environment.
• Ability to perform problem analysis and problem resolution (critical thinking).
• Hands-on practical abilities

The successful candidate will possess one or more of the following core competencies:

• Composite Materials
• Composite Processing (Molding)
• Composites Processing (Finishing)
• Defect assessment and repair processes
• RCCA and field issue investigation/evaluation
• Technical documentation and content
• NPI/DFM/PFMEA. Change order evaluation
• Mechanical/Composites design

Secondary competencies:

• Program management
• CAD modeling and mechanical design
• GD&T tolerancing
• Quality systems
• Technical authorship
• Data analytics