The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) is responsible to plan, direct and coordinate the implementation of manufacturing process into an industrial plant. The Senior AME works to develops, implements, and improves manufacturing strategies by utilizing their knowledge of product design,materials, tooling and equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards. Theycreate plans that optimize work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow. The Senior AMEuses product requirements to create specifications and options for tooling and equipment and then works with vendors to procure, install and implement into the manufacturing facility.

Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) by doing the following:
•Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changesand quality concerns.
• Develop process flow and plant layout requirements.
• Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact of those assumptions on the overall manufacturing strategy.
• Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to the budget of the program.
• Project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment &tooling.
• Facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturingfacility and any corresponding technical training.
• Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks.

Assess the 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.

International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related 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 Compliancerequirements
• 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 / orovertime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interactpolitely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Education Level:

Bachelor's Level Degree
Science Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering
Plastics or Engineering Technology required (BSME or BSMET or similar)
*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge)

5-9 Minimum Years of Experience with TEXT.
5-9 Minimum • 3+ years of 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 whichmight require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.

Preferred Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge):

Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience prefered, not required)
• Candidates must demonstrate solid skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and ability to inspire individuals to improve performance.
• Mechanical aptitude and analytical problem solving
• Work flow, line balance and takt time
• Experience with AutoCAD
• DOE and data driven studies experience
• Six Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement training or experience
• Candidates must demonstrate technical and project management skills
• Familiar with entire product life including development, launch and production.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work with and improve documented manufacturing standards