Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Main Responsibilities Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT). Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes, and quality concerns. Develop process flow and plant layout requirements. Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact on overall manufacturing strategy. Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to program budget. Project manage procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling. Facilitate implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and provide corresponding technical training. Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks. Additional Responsibilities Assess product, process, equipment, and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve. Support customer part needs through pilot, testing, run‑at‑rate and internal process sign‑offs. Create and support continuous improvement projects. Specific Requirement Education: Bachelor's Level Degree in Science or Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Plastics, or Engineering Technology required (BSME, BSMET, or similar). Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions. Required Qualifications 5+ years minimum experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar. Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces. Preferred Qualifications Experience in any of the following areas is a plus but not a necessity: Vacuum forming (IMG, IMGL, & IMGS) Press lamination & automated edge fold Robotic laser scoring Robotic laser drilling Robotic glue application Robotic milling Robotic flaming Robotic drilling Camera vision inspection Vibration welding Essential Common Requirements For All Employees Quality Systems: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related YF IOS requirements. Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function‑related EHS requirements. Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related Product Safety requirements. Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related Compliance requirements. Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function‑related IT/Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements. Must comply with all company policies and procedures. Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed. Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels. Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive at designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment. #J-18808-Ljbffr