About This Role:
A leading automotive manufacturer is hiring a Process Engineer to develop operating process plans and lead the planning, procurement, installation, trial, and launch of engine and transmission machining and assembly lines at its Buffalo, WV facility (100% onsite, local candidates preferred). You will own schedule and budget for an assigned area, drive cross-functional working groups, and analyze critical manufacturing issues to communicate root cause and countermeasures. About 20% of time is spent on the manufacturing floor.
Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred (High School/GED minimum)3 to 5 years of experience after college (not senior 15 to 20 year candidates, and not CAD-only backgrounds)
- Process-engineering experience, including schedule and budget management
- Some project-management exposure; prior machining or assembly experience
- AutoCAD experience (read, interpret, and modify) and 3D CAD experience (read and interpret)
- Willingness to work 45 to 50 hour weeks with required overtime, weekends, and shutdowns
- Flexibility to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)
Preferred:
engine, transmission, or powertrain manufacturing experience; local candidate (within about 200 miles of Buffalo, WV); developing standard tools and benchmarks
Required Skills:- Process engineering for machining and assembly lines (operating process plans, standard work)
- Line launch and commissioning: planning, procurement, installation, trial, and launch
- Engine and transmission (powertrain) manufacturing processes
- Schedule and budget management for an assigned area
- Root cause analysis and countermeasure development for critical manufacturing issues
- Cross-functional coordination and consensus building across facility and corporate groups*Software / tools:* AutoCAD (read, interpret, modify); 3D CAD (read, interpret)
