Manufacturing Engineer: Process Excellence & Documentation

INFOSYS NOVA HOLDINGS LLC; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support Caterpillar’s Lafayette facility. You will develop and maintain manufacturing processes and documentation, owning SWIs, PFMEA/SFMEA, and Control Plans to drive safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Operations, Product Engineering, and Safety teams on process improvements and cost-reduction initiatives. This role is onsite in Lafayette, IN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience creating and maintaining: Standard Work Instructions, PFMEA, Control Plans, SFMEA.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis methodologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and revise Standard Work Instructions (SWI) for large engine assembly.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation accurately reflects current production processes.
• Lead development and maintenance of PFMEA.
• Facilitate cross-functional PFMEA reviews with Quality, Production, and Engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain SFMEA.
• Create and maintain Process Control Plans for production operations.
• Define critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics, inspection methods, sampling requirements, and reaction plans.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

SWI (Standard Work Instructions)

Control Plans

SFMEA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support Caterpillar’s Lafayette facility. You will develop and maintain manufacturing processes and documentation, owning SWIs, PFMEA/SFMEA, and Control Plans to drive safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Operations, Product Engineering, and Safety teams on process improvements and cost-reduction initiatives. This role is onsite in Lafayette, IN.