Summary:
The AME (Advanced Manufacturing Engineer) is responsible to complete all the advance manufacturing deliverables for a program to develop and launch the manufacturing process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Development of manufacturing processes by completing detailed engineering analysis of design for assembly
- Logistics and contingency planning
- Process flow
- Process labor planning & line balance
- Material flow and lineside presentation
- Plant layout
- Ergonomic analysis
- Visual management
- Process failure mode and effect analysis
- Production equipment & tooling specification, purchase and acceptance
- Validation of manufacturing process to meet labor targets, production output and quality standards
Technical Skills:
- PFMEA development
- MODapts or equivalent training/certification
- Direct and indirect labor analysis and planning
- Equipment specification, ordering, run-off, installation and qualification
- Capital equipment budget planning and tracking
- Strong computer skills with ability to quickly learn new software/applications
- Ability to draw two dimensional layouts in CAD software
- Analytical problem solving
- Design for assembly and manufacturing
- Project management - plan development and execution
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of industry experience – automotive interiors experience preferred
- Experience with seating products desired
- Ability to travel and support key initiatives as well as product launches
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 20 million vehicles every year.
