Company: Safran Seats Job field: Industrial Engineering Location: Gainesville, Texas, United States Contract type: Permanent Contract duration: Full-time Required degree: Bachelor's Degree Required experience: More than 5 years Salary range: As per the market standards POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions. We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success. For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion. There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world. Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities) Objective: Within the IPT structure, collaborate with Engineering, Tooling, Quality, Operations, Program Management and other departments to ensure the product meets manufacturing requirements and goals and is ready for production when launched. Support of Design for Manufacturability and participation in lean improvement activities are required. Work closely with Industrial Engineering to design and implement process and equipment layouts and improvements. Support Operations through technical support, product design, and quality standards. Must have strong root cause corrective action skills and be highly energetic. Must have strong personal, statistical, and technical writing skills. Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities) New Product Development As a member of an Integrated Program Team, provide support to ensure program is successful and serve as the focal of Tooling, Fabrication, Operations and Manufacturing Planning to ensure the needs of these groups are met and communication is clear. Collaborate with engineering throughout design and development process, capture and document engineering/build problems and work with engineering to solve, support design review process. Ensure designs and build process meet cycle time expectations/goals. Perform PFMEA for general product and specific designs as needed. Ensure drawings and designs meet requirements for internal DFM guidelines and continually update these guidelines as required. Work with Manufacturing Planning and Industrial Engineering/ME Planner (VWI) team to ensure routing and instructions for subassemblies and seat assembly are clear and correct and include proper instructions and tools. Prepare for a smooth product launch and support pre-production and production build areas. Production Support Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing. Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes. Determine root causes of failures using statistical or lean methods and recommend changes to designs, tolerances, or processing methods. Process Improvement Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations. Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness. Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency. Process Efficiency Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures. Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing such as by implementing sustainable manufacturing processes or manufacturing sustainable products. Purchase equipment, consumable, and non-consumable tools. Train production personnel in new or existing methods. Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment. Investigate or resolve operational problems such as material use variances or bottlenecks. Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance. Job Requirements Qualification Requirements: Education & Qualification B.S degree in a related technical field (e.g.: Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer/Technology, Aeronautics Engineer, or Electrical Engineer) or an Associate degree with 6 years related experience or 12 years of job-related experience. Work Experience - Technical knowledge Additionally, three years of manufacturing experience required in a Manufacturing Engineer, Industrial Engineer or related Engineering capacity. Six Sigma or Lean certification preferred. Catia V.5 or design modeling a plus. Professional Skills Must have intermediate knowledge of production methods, process capabilities, tooling processes, and manufacturing processes. Must be capable of preparing well-written reports and orderly reports. Must have sufficient knowledge of manufacturing and related operations with detailed knowledge of such fields as product design, engineering function, tool design, tool fabrication, ergonomics and EHS, N/C machinery and equipment, factory methods work, etc. Must have basic knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing. Strong knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and Operating Systems. Able to conduct fault isolation and troubleshooting skills for mechanical and electrical defects. Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment. Ability to read and review written communication. Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English. Behavioral Skills Able to lead teams towards defined objectives, with on-time execution to program objectives. Able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and engage in healthy debate. Specificity of the job International and/or Domestic travel required; add estimated percentage of time. Number of countries where Safran is located. J-18808-Ljbffr
