Manufacturing Operations Engineer

Overview

Designs and implements engineering solutions for manufacturing processes, supporting new product components, factory performance and cost-effective manufacturing across the product lifecycle.

What you'll do

• Design portions of engineering solutions, including methods, operation sequences and processes for manufacturing 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 project teams to develop and execute reliable, cost-effective and high-quality manufacturing solutions for low to moderately complex products 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.
• Minimum 5 years+ of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry.
• Hands-on experience in supply chain planning and PPC, and having worked in a manufacturing plant.
• Well versed in systems such as SAP, Power BI/MS Office, MES and automation, with exposure to other ERPs.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Nice to have

• 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.
• 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.
• Full-time, engineering schedule, no shift premium (India).
• Travel: 50%.
• Relocation: not offered.