Assembly Planning Manufacturing Engineer

About This Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for its Assembly Planning group in Georgetown, KY (100% onsite, local candidates). You will support research, development, and implementation of new technologies for final assembly, contribute to production preparation of capital equipment from investment planning through operations sustainment, and introduce innovative approaches that improve cost per unit across logistics, infrastructure, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support research, development, preparation, and implementation of new technologies and solutions for final assembly processes
• Support advanced equipment planning and site-team operational excellence within vehicle assembly
• Contribute to production preparation of capital equipment: investment planning, technical specification development, procurement, installation, and operations sustainment
• Introduce innovative approaches that drive enterprise-wide improvements in cost per unit through logistics, infrastructure, and manufacturing
• Collaborate across internal and external groups to meet project objectives
• Develop and implement new business processes and tools within assembly engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering (or applicable discipline)
• 2 plus years of project experience in production preparation of capital equipment (investment planning, technical specs, procurement, installation, operations sustainment)
• 2 plus years of procedural and practical knowledge of manufacturing / production engineering equipment, tools, and processes
• Ability to self-direct and collaborate across teams to meet project objectives
• Able to work 100% onsite in Georgetown, KY (local), travel about 20% (domestic and international), work overtime as needed, and meet shop-floor PPE requirements (steel-toed shoes)
• Preferred: new/major model launch preparation; automotive quality systems (ISO, FMEA); PLC/electrical circuitry; coding (C/C++, Python, Java); machine design and machining/fabrication

Required Skills

• Production preparation of capital equipment (planning to sustainment)
• Technical specification development, procurement, and installation
• Manufacturing and production engineering processes and tools
• Assembly process development and operational-excellence improvement
• Cross-functional project coordination with internal and external groups
• *Software / tools:* Autodesk AutoCAD (primary); Autodesk Inventor, Vault, CATIA, XVL; Microsoft Office