Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Description

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 98,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.

Position Objective:

The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer leads projects consisting of analysis, development, and validation of manufacturing processes to be used in the production facilities.  Will have oversight of equipment and process definition for specified business segment. Conduct research and develop new production methods by applying knowledge of product design, industrial automation, assembly, tooling, and materials. Serve as a mentor for the less experienced Engineering staff members. 

Key Accountabilities:

Process Engineering (20%)

• Define, evaluate, and/or improve manufacturing methods for maximum efficiency.
• Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for industrial machinery or equipment.
• Fabricate and assemble structural metal products, such as framework for machinery, drives, and metal parts for production machinery.
• Develop a layout and plan sequence of operations for process design.
• Assist Product Management with ensuring proper design for manufacturing.

Process Definition (20%)

• Communicate with vendors and customers to understand and determine product specifications.
• Generate new and modify existing drawings using Autodesk products.
• Develop standard operation procedures for new equipment and other technical documentation needed for production.
• Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance.
• Oversee process sign-off of manufacturing processes in each plant.

Safety (20%)

• Participates and promotes the core value of safety.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with company procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Define safety checklist and Lock out Tag out (LOTO) for new manufacturing and modified equipment.  

Project Management (40%)

• Responsible for Project Management – mentoring and overseeing projects from start to finish while meeting deadlines as defined.
• Communicate as subject matter expert and exchange ideas in an open forum for all levels within the organization.
• Overseeing the capital budget and spending on project.

Requirements

Position Requirements:

1. Bachelors Degree (B.S) in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent;
2. 6-Sigma Black Belt strongly desired;
3. Minimum of 5 years' combined experience working in the fields of Process Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Management, and/or Operations Management;
4. Working knowledge of all shop equipment including but not limited to lathes, mills, drill presses, grinders, saws, and welders;
5. Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods;
6. Working knowledge of servo motors/drives, and AC/DC VFD’s;
7. Proficient in MS Office applications, Autodesk Auto CAD, Inventor for 3D design and modeling;
8. Statistical process control methodology;
9. Ability to collect and analyze data, define areas of opportunities, and implement appropriate counter measures;
10. Overseer of equipment design, build, installations, and startup;
11. Electrical, Mechanical, and Pneumatic design, troubleshooting and repair;
12. Automation Controls.