General Description

• To provide Engineering support to SL Tennessee focusing on SMD Line robustness, prevention of customer defects, error proofing, and scrap reduction.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering activities including but not limited to design, reliability and functions
• Ability of related manufactured parts and components.
• Supplier development activities.
• Primary contact with customer design engineers.
• Manage activities related to new part introduction including EWO.
• Work with production facility to determine Root Cause Analysis of quality issues.
• Assist in PPAP effort between SL Korea, SL Detroit, SL Clinton and supply base.
• Development of the FTY (First Time Yield)
• Design, development and control of process instructions
• Design, development and control of visual aids
• Design, development of fixtures, hand assist tools, work station
• Design and validation of fixtures
• Develop the line layout focusing on ergonomics, throughput, downtime, and maintenance
• Balancing of lines due to change in requirements, using TPS tools
• Organize the tests and validations on the line through release into production
• Control of SPC in the line, stations must be repeatable
• Design of the workstation layout
• Maintenance of PFMEA’s and Flow Charts
• Provide support to the line in problem solving
• Organize the required rework activities
• Provide support in project coordination activities
• Provide support and training to employees during launch and ramp up phases
• Machine(facility) investment and installation

Job Requirements

Work Experience

• 5 years or more experience in an engineering environment, with a strong background in

Mechanical electrical engineering focus in automotive, lighting supplier experience is preferred

• Previous Engineering experience required, preferably in an automotive environment.

Education

• High School Diploma
• College degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience and training.
• 5 Years or more experience in an engineering environment, with a strong background in SMD engineering focus on automotive, electronical supplier experience is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and understand Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel to the customers and suppliers locations and other SL facilities.
• Ability to use various automotive design systems.