Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Yanfeng; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is seeking a manufacturing engineer in Holland, Michigan. The role involves assessing and implementing manufacturing processes while managing the procurement of essential equipment.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering fields with at least 5 years of industry experience. Responsibilities also include supporting customer part needs through various testing phases and leading continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or a similar field.
• Experience with advanced manufacturing processes.
• Ability to assess ergonomic concerns related to equipment and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to the Simultaneous Development Team.
• Manage procurement and acceptance of manufacturing equipment.
• Support customer part needs during testing and sign-offs.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process engineering

Tooling

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Level Degree in Science or Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, or Engineering Technology

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT).
• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes, and quality concerns.
• Develop process flow and plant layout requirements.
• Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact on overall manufacturing strategy.
• Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to program budget.
• Project manage procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling.
• Facilitate implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and provide corresponding technical training.
• Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assess product, process, equipment, and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve.
• Support customer part needs through pilot, testing, run‑at‑rate and internal process sign‑offs.
• Create and support continuous improvement projects.

Specific Requirement

Education: Bachelor's Level Degree in Science or Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Plastics, or Engineering Technology required (BSME, BSMET, or similar). Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years minimum experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following areas is a plus but not a necessity:
  • Vacuum forming (IMG, IMGL, & IMGS)
  • Press lamination & automated edge fold
  • Robotic laser scoring
  • Robotic laser drilling
  • Robotic glue application
  • Robotic milling
  • Robotic flaming
  • Robotic drilling
  • Camera vision inspection
  • Vibration welding

Essential Common Requirements For All Employees

• Quality Systems: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related YF IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function‑related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related IT/Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive at designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment.