Manufacturing Operations Engineer

Overview

This role designs engineering solutions for manufacturing processes, implements production standards and tooling requirements, and supports cost-effective manufacturing for low to moderately complex products.

What you'll do

• Design portions of engineering solutions, including methods, operation sequences, and processes for the manufacturing of parts, component sub-assemblies, and final assemblies, based on established engineering principles and provided specifications.
• Implement and execute established time standards, production area layouts, and requirements for manufacturing tooling and processes for subsystems and portions of new products.
• Develop cost estimates, capacity models, and recommendations for tooling and process requirements.
• Develop and review key indicators to measure factory performance and provide recommendations to factory management.
• Collaborate and communicate with management, internal, and outsourced manufacturing and development partners regarding processes, standards, compliance and manufacturing issues of existing products.
• Coordinate and capture recommendations for problem resolution against the issues identified.
• Participate as a member of a project team to develop and execute reliable, cost effective and high quality manufacturing solutions from new-product introduction through end of lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance of manufacturing operations with necessary internal and external regulations.
• Develop conclusions and written reports capturing current-state analysis and recommendations, contributing proactively through research and data analysis support.
• Work independently on moderate scope problems, applying professional expertise and exercising judgment by following company policies and procedures.

What you'll need

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any other related discipline, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically 2-4 years of work experience, preferably in engineering design and solutions, or a related field, or an advanced degree with little or no work experience.
• Minimum 5 years+ of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry.
• Hands-on experience in supply chain planning, PPC, and working in a manufacturing plant.
• Well versed in systems such as SAP, Power BI/MS Office, MES, automation, and exposure to other ERPs.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge and skills in Agile Methodology, Automation, Computer Science, Continuous Improvement Process, Data Analysis, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Engineering, New Product Development, Process Improvement, Project Management, Python, Software Development, Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Systems Engineering, and Tooling.
• Cross-org skills in Effective Communication, Results Orientation, Learning Agility, Digital Fluency, and Customer Centricity.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Travel: 50%.
• Relocation: No.
• Shift: No shift premium (India).