Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Austin, Texas

Position:
Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location:  
Austin, Texas

Type:
Full-Time

Posting Date:
March 2023

Company Overview

Unimacts (UNX) is a leader in the Industrial Manufacturing Services space. UNX offers contract manufacturing and supply chain management services to industrial OEMs globally with a focus on the alternative energy sectors of solar and wind. UNX provides castings, forgings, fabrications, assemblies, and machine shop services, as well as complimentary quality, supply chain, and engineering services. UNX provides these solutions from its own factories in the USA, Mexico, and Spain, logistics / operations centers in USA and Europe, and from partner supply factories around the world.

Position Description

Unimacts is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer (ME) to support our continued growth in global operations, whilst our employees are “industrial business athletes” and can be effective in many roles, the key responsibility of this person is to lead and where needed take a “hands on” role in the development of our manufacturing operations capabilities.

This position will report directly to the VP of operations and whilst the role will have a global aspect to its scope it will initially be involved in the development of our Tijuana Mexico plant producing high volume electro-mechanical assemblies. The successful candidate will be expected to work directly with customers, suppliers and as part of multi-functional teams across the Global Unimacts network.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and action process development programs on our existing manufacturing equipment to improve our performance metrics.
• Manage capital investment projects, for new products / processes and expansion of current capabilities.
• Lead kaizen events, improvement workshops and team-based programs to improve performance.
• Lead new product programs using APQP processes and the Unimacts Operating System (UOS) disciplines and controls, leading Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Lean 6 sigma-based thinking in process design.
• Support PPAP based introduction of new product programs, create work instructions and required process control documentation.
• Work with customers and suppliers on the implementation of automated and robotic assembly systems.
• Experience in the manufacture of electric motors or similar electrical assemblies to UL standards would be a benefit.
• Implement engineering change and associated process change.
• Calculate cost estimates for new product and process introduction.
• Be a leader of metrics driven continuous improvement.
• Strong leader of our Safety – Quality – Delivery – Cost based operational excellence culture.
• Creating drawings and/or schematics enabling communication and/or design of equipment.
• Coordinate equipment installation and start-up.

Qualifications

• Detail oriented, hands-on, self-starter, enjoys leading projects and ad-hoc global teams.
• Lean 6 sigma practitioner, able to select and implement tools and techniques in manufacturing operations.
• Ability to understand and analyze drawings and bill-of-materials.
• Strong understanding and practical skills in the use of technical information and drawings.
• Practitioner in process control and quality tools / techniques, gauge R&R etc. and ISO9001 QMS requirements.
• Must be an excellent communicator and provide outstanding leadership.
• Project management skills, the ability to create and manage a project plan, a plus.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and specifications (ASTM, AWS, EN, ISO etc.)
• Strong computer skills – MS Excel, Word, Teams email etc. as well as basic CAD skills.
• Good understanding of manufacturing cost, able to do should cost analysis product cost estimates and throughput modeling.
• Electric motor manufacturing and controls systems would be an advantage.
• Experience with automated assemblies’ processes would be a benefit.
• 10 + years of engineering, manufacturing.
• Multilingual – Spanish / English preferred.
• BS degree in Industrial, mechanical engineering, Mechatronic engineering.
• Needs to hold a passport and documented to travel Globally.

Additional Information

Compensation:  Competitive, bonus eligible
Travel: 30 – 40%, mostly domestic and international