Production Engineer – Assembly & Equipment Optimization

JTEKT North America Corporation; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JTEKT Automotive North America in Morristown, TN is seeking an engineer to provide services to assigned manufacturing areas, support maintenance with machine troubleshooting, and drive quality, productivity, and cost improvements.

The role includes supporting new capital projects, preparing engineering reports, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and tooling design, with emphasis on high-volume manufacturing and TS16949/ISO14001 awareness.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with 5+ years in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with capital equipment procurement and installation.
• Proficient in reading process sheets, PFMEA and control plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services to assigned manufacturing areas and reduce downtime.
• Assist with new capital projects, equipment procurement, installation and grooming.
• Support maintenance with machine troubleshooting and quality/productivity improvements.

Skills

Automation troubleshooting

High volume manufacturing

Capital procurement

Data analysis

Tooling design

CNC programming

Quality systems

Hydraulic/pneumatic systems

Close tolerance measurement

Independent work

Teamwork

CAD/Office tools

CBN grinding

PLC troubleshooting

Overtime readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

JTEKT Automotive North America in Morristown, TN is seeking an engineer to provide services to assigned manufacturing areas, support maintenance with machine troubleshooting, and drive quality, productivity, and cost improvements.

The role includes supporting new capital projects, preparing engineering reports, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and tooling design, with emphasis on high-volume manufacturing and TS16949/ISO14001 awareness.