Engineering Manager (NPD)

1. Product & Process Engineering

• Review customer drawings GD&T material specifications and international standards including DIN ISO and AGMA.
• Develop stage drawings manufacturing process flows and process plans for gears and splined shafts.
• Establish manufacturing processes for gear hobbing shaping shaving broaching grinding turning and related machining operations.
• Develop tooling plans for cutting tools fixtures broaches hobs gauges and master gears.
• Evaluate material selection forging processes heat treatment and their impact on dimensional accuracy and component distortion.

2. NPD APQP & Quality Planning

• Lead all five phases of APQP and ensure timely completion of NPD milestones.
• Prepare and review PFMEA Process Flow Diagrams Control Plans SOPs and other technical documentation.
• Coordinate dimensional inspection material validation metallurgical testing and process capability studies.
• Lead PPAP preparation and submission ensuring customer approval before production release.
• Establish SPC practices and inspection methods using CMM gear roll testers profile testers and specialized gauges.

3. CNC Machinery & Manufacturing Engineering

• Evaluate and select CNC turning centers VMCs HMCs turn-mill centers and specialized gear-cutting and grinding machines.
• Assess machine capability kinematics accuracy tooling requirements and suitability for complex gears and splined shafts.
• Review and optimize CNC programs tool paths and machining cycles across FANUC Siemens Mitsubishi and Heidenhain control systems.
• Lead machine prove-outs process validation cycle-time optimization and production line commissioning.
• Evaluate automation opportunities including robotic loading gantry systems and material-handling solutions.

4. Industrial Engineering & Line Setup

• Design and implement manufacturing layouts for new product lines and production cells.
• Perform cycle-time analysis takt-time calculations and line balancing to improve productivity and throughput.
• Identify bottlenecks reduce machine idle time and optimize manpower tooling and equipment utilization.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet customer requirements for quality cost delivery and production capacity.

5. Project Management & Customer Coordination

• Independently manage international OEM projects from feasibility assessment to production launch.
• Act as the primary technical interface for overseas customers handling engineering reviews technical queries and project updates.
• Coordinate with Design Production Quality Purchase Tooling Maintenance and other cross-functional teams.
• Monitor project schedules technical deliverables validation activities and customer approval milestones.
• Proactively identify project risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.

6. Team Leadership & Production Handover

• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering and NPD teams.
• Ensure operators and production personnel are trained on process requirements SOPs safety and inspection methods.
• Establish process stability and ensure readiness for serial production.
• Complete the formal handover of validated manufacturing processes to the mass production team.

• Extensive experience in gear spline and shaft manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining and specialized gear manufacturing equipment.
• Expertise in APQP PPAP PFMEA Process Flow Control Plans SPC and GD&T.
• Knowledge of forging engineering materials heat treatment and metallurgical validation.
• Experience in tooling development machine selection line commissioning and process optimization.
• Proven ability to manage international customer projects and cross-functional teams.
• Strong technical problem-solving project execution and communication skills.