Staff Engineer, Ground Vehicle Advance Manufacturing
Lead manufacturing engineering for ground vehicle systems including chassis, suspension, braking, hydraulics, and mobility platforms. Requires 7+ years in automotive/heavy vehicle manufacturing and a bachelor's in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering activities for vehicle and mobility systems
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for chassis and structural assemblies, suspension and braking systems, wheels/axles/driveline components, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and trailer/mobility platforms
- Support vehicle integration, testing, and production readiness activities
- Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility
- Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing issues
- Develop work instructions, quality standards, and inspection methods
- Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness reviews
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing
- Define manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria
- Support failure analysis and reliability improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams
- Mentor junior manufacturing engineers
Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field
- Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment
- Experience with vehicle integration and assembly, hydraulics and pneumatics, chassis and braking systems, mechanical production systems
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities
- Knowledge of manufacturing process development and production scaling
- Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles
- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
Nice-to-Haves
- Automotive OEM, defense vehicle, or off-road vehicle experience
- Experience supporting prototype-to-production transitions
- Knowledge of welding, fabrication, and structural assembly processes
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and production optimization
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis
- Strong project management skills, including experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Knowledge of quality standards, such as AS9100 or ISO 9001
- Proficiency in CAD software
Tools & Skills
- MES & QMS systems
- 3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM) systems
- Supplier manufacturing processes
- 5S/visual management
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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