Job Title: Assembly Engineer
Company: AISIN North Carolina
Department: Engineering
Location: Durham, NC
Position Summary
The Assembly Engineer will support manufacturing by maintaining the automated assembly processes. Troubleshoot and provide engineering solutions to assembly lines as well as the shop floor. Monitor different aspects of product development and continually strive to improve the way manufacturing operates. This is a hands-on position where the bulk of the time will be spent on the floor and manufacturing area providing support to production.
Position Responsibilities
The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:
- Planning and installation of machinery and equipment for new or re-tooled product lines.
- Trouble shoot equipment and process issues that occur on the manufacturing floor
- Implement design and process changes to increase equipment and manufacturing efficiencies.
- Root cause analysis and countermeasure of quality issues
- Continuous improvement of quality and cost through machine, jig and process improvements. Design, specify and implement these improvements.
- Line support to repair/improve machines
- Responsible for ensuring that new equipment is properly installed and ready for quality production
- Implement kaizens to improve manufacturing metrics, including but not limited to Availability and Labor Reductions
- Accurate planning and budget development for investments and tooling for new programs
- Create documentation for changes to processes and equipment
Required Skills and Abilities
Essential Skills and Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in an engineering role; Experience within a manufacturing company is preferred
- Knowledge of automated machinery and assembly processes
- Understand PFMEA, Statistical probability, and root cause analysis
- Demonstrated trouble shooting/problem solving experience in an engineering role
- Strong familiarity with robotics and AutoCAD
Education/Training/Certifications
- Successful completion of a BS in Engineering
Requirements:
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 0 %
- Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
Work Environment Requirements
With reasonable accommodation:
- Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
- Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
- Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
- Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
- Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
Attendance/Work Hour Requirements
- Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
