Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

As a new member of growing manufacturing engineering team, you will support our blue-chip technology giant through the facilitation and ownership of manufacturing readiness and ramp-up for multiple suppliers ("integrators") to the client. To be successful, you will have extensive demonstrated success in optimizing manufacturing processes, launching new products through operations, implementing lean fundamentals in low-volume environments, and driving manufacturability improvements back into design. You will have the ability to quickly build influential relationships with key leaders and will have the ability to demonstrate the latter to ultimately achieve business results.

On site in Houston, TX

What you'll do

• Establish oneself as a shared resource to the client and integrator to drive manufacturing readiness for pilot and/or FOAK (First of a Kind) production runs
• Determine and own pilot milestone "Go/No-Go" criteria and process KPI's to evaluate pilot/FOAK success and full production readiness
• Lead creation and execution of PVT (Production Validation Testing) for pilot/FOAK, in partnership with the integrator
• Hold integrator accountable to satisfying readiness deliverables per project schedule and at expected quality
• Assess integrator's production capacity and required resources to meet client demand
• Employ lean fundamentals in long lead time, low volume environments to optimize flow and first-time quality
• Drive process improvements (lead time, quality, cost, safety) in tandem with the integrator beyond pilot/FOAK deliveries
• Identify process and supply chain bottlenecks and/or single points of failure
• Review design documentation to assess manufacturability
• Engage with PLM team in creation of NPI BOMs
• Quickly identify process and lead time improvements that can be realized through design changes and improvements
• Be flexible in serving needs of the client as primary contact for the project team at the integrator's site
• Partner effectively, and with humility, as a team member, which contributes within the complete product development life cycle
• Serve as key team member in the manufacturing assessment and qualification of additional suppliers/integrators

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years in progressive roles related to manufacturing engineering, quality management, continuous improvement, project management, new product development, and/or operations management
• Demonstrated leader of production launch readiness activities -- VSM, dFMEA, pFMEA, PPAP, capacity analysis, control plans, pilot planning and execution, process verification and validation
• Significant project leadership experience, getting results without direct authority
• Proven track record of leading process improvements by employing lean, six sigma, and VA/VE techniques
• Consistent record of driving improved operational metrics through automation
• Ability to assess design engineering models and drawings for manufacturing risk
• Experience in driving production improvements through DFA/DFM
• Experience in leading operations related activities through a stage-gate NPD process
• Solid understanding of large scale HVAC, cooling, and/or electrical distribution systems
• Outstanding communicator who can express complex ideas in a concise manner
• Working knowledge of construction quality and commissioning management (preferred)
• Lean certification (preferred)
• Six Sigma Black Belt (preferred)
• Project Management Professional - PMP (preferred)

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend have been consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.

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