Manufacturing Engineer

Role: Manufacturing Engineer Greenfield Mfg. Launch / Process Readiness
Location: Pittsburgh PA

Role Overview:
The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for developing validating and launching manufacturing processes for a large-scale greenfield manufacturing facility. This role supports the end-to-end industrialization journey from early process planning through equipment installation commissioning production ramp-up and operational handovers.
The role focuses on translating products process quality safety capacity and business requirements into capable repeatable scalable and efficient manufacturing systems. The ideal candidate will combine strong manufacturing engineering fundamentals hands-on shop-floor experience and cross-functional leadership to support large-scale factory launch and ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead manufacturing process development from concept planning through production launch and ramp-up.
Define production line requirements workstation concepts tooling and fixture needs equipment interfaces labor assumptions process flows and manufacturing documentation.
Develop and maintain work instructions SOPs process flow diagrams routings standardized work cycle time studies production checks and launch readiness checklists.
Partner with Product Engineering Operations Quality Equipment Engineering Controls Engineering Industrial Engineering Layout Engineering Supply Chain Facilities Construction EHS and Maintenance teams to integrate manufacturing requirements into the overall plant design.
Provide manufacturing inputs to factory master planning including line layout equipment placement operator movement material presentation utility needs ergonomics safety maintainability and scalability.
Participate in design reviews and provide DFM/DFA feedback to improve manufacturability assembly efficiency serviceability quality and cost.
Define workstation-level requirements including assembly sequence operator interface torque strategy fastening methods error-proofing gauges lifting devices tools jigs fixtures and production aids.
Support PFMEA control plans APQP/PPAP inputs process validation production trials process audits run-at-rate launch readiness reviews and production handover activities.
Lead station readiness tooling readiness equipment readiness manpower readiness material readiness process documentation readiness and quality readiness for new production lines.
Collaborate with Layout and Industrial Engineering teams to optimize line balance operator movement station design material presentation line-side storage capacity and production flow.
Work with Equipment and Controls Engineering teams to ensure equipment fixtures automation sensors HMI safety systems and process controls meet manufacturing requirements.
Support PFEP integration into manufacturing processes including packaging strategy sequencing replenishment point-of-use storage line-side delivery warehouse interfaces and internal logistics.
Support equipment installation commissioning debug process validation run-at-rate ramp-up stabilization and transition to stable operations.
Analyze production performance using OEE cycle time downtime yield scrap rework labor utilization first-time quality defect trends and throughput data.
Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for issues related to process capability line stoppages quality defects rework scrap ergonomics equipment interaction material flow or operator efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives using lean manufacturing Kaizen 5S VSM SMED Poka-Yoke standardized work waste elimination and structured problem-solving methods.
Evaluate supplier manufacturing feasibility and provide technical inputs for outsourced parts tooling fixtures equipment and production readiness as required.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in manufacturing engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Production Engineering or related field.
7 years of experience in manufacturing engineering production launch process development industrialization or manufacturing operations support.
Experience in large-scale manufacturing environments such as automotive battery energy heavy equipment aerospace industrial equipment or high-volume discrete manufacturing.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes production systems tooling fixtures workstations process documentation and shop-floor execution.
Experience working with cross-functional teams across engineering operations quality supply chain equipment controls facilities and EHS.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting greenfield manufacturing facility development large-scale plant launch or major capacity expansion programs.
Hands-on experience with production line launch equipment installation commissioning run-at-rate ramp-up stabilization and operational handover.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining fabrication welding sheet metal assembly testing surface treatment painting/coating and finishing.
Good understanding of engineering drawings GD&T tolerance stack-up BOM structure material specifications and manufacturing feasibility assessment.
Experience with PFMEA control plans APQP PPAP SPC MSA CAPA 8D process validation production trials process audits and readiness reviews.
Strong knowledge of OEE cycle time takt time line balancing bottleneck analysis yield improvement scrap reduction cost reduction and throughput improvement.
Experience with PFEP material flow line-side delivery packaging sequencing warehouse interfaces and internal logistics.
Familiarity with MES SCADA Andon OEE dashboards traceability ERP PLM SAP Teamcenter and manufacturing documentation control.
Familiarity with lean manufacturing continuous improvement root-cause analysis 5 Why Fishbone Pareto 5S standardized work visual management and structured problem-solving.