Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) Manager to join our team in Northford, CT.

In this role, you will be accountable for driving industrial productivity and continuous improvement initiatives, overseeing hiring and staffing, guiding automation and digitization efforts, managing NPI transfer to production, and overseeing capacity and capital planning.

Responsibilities: Productivity and Continuous Improvement:

• Guide the site manufacturing engineering team in meeting annual productivity targets
• Drive a continuous improvement operating system focused on improving equipment OEE, process FPY, and site DLE
• Drive the site kaizen/continuous improvement process to generate and implement improvement opportunities
• Guide improvements in site industrial engineering activities, including process design, work instructions, assembly cell layout, and routings management
• Support site leadership on creating a general culture of continuous improvement

Hiring and Staffing:

• Develop a first-class manufacturing engineering staffing plan, including required census and critical skills - Identify personnel resource gaps, justify needs, and gain guide approval for critical manufacturing engineering staffing
• Mentor upcoming manufacturing engineering talent

Automation and Digitization:

• Develop site automation, digitization, and capital investment plans
• Meet automation cycle time and output dedication in concert with the site operations team
• Develop teams and site engineering skills to facilitate automated electronics assembly processes
• Guide the site implementation of manufacturing digital systems in the electronics assembly factories (including PC board assembly, test, and final assembly)
• Integrate digitally collected data into the existing continuous improvement operating system to maximize KPI improvement

NPI (New Product Introduction):

• Guide site engineering teams in transitioning NPI projects from development into production
• Coordinate with the site AME team, AME NPI, and design engineering personnel to drive critical producibility needs into incoming designs
• Engage program management to balance site NPI workload with NPI launch schedules

Capacity and Capital:

• Oversee a capital expenditure budget exceeding $3 million
• Work with site leadership to continuously prioritize, initiate, and execute capital projects
• Continuously adjust site equipment capacity to meet immediate needs
• Maintain systems to continuously manage site equipment capacity and rapidly respond to demand changes

Technologies:

• Manufacturing data collection digital systems operation and deployment (Ignition, Arch, etc.)
• Robotics implementation in light assembly, such as screw shooting and pick-and-place applications

Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance:

• Responsible for the overall operating condition of manufacturing equipment including but not limited to SMT lines, Solders, Conveyors and Final Assembly miscellaneous equipment
• Responsible for the preventative maintenance schedule attainment

Salary/Compensation: $154,000- $192,000

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, with a focus on electronics manufacturing and assembly
• Strong knowledge and experience in driving productivity and continuous improvement initiatives
• Proven experience in guiding automation and digitization projects
• Excellent guiding and mentoring skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Effective communication and collaboration

WE VALUE

• Advanced knowledge of the field's standards and specifications
• Computer literacy
• Ability to focus on important information and identify key details
• Capability of following guidelines and ensuring efficiency on tasks
• Application of basic engineering techniques to optimize manufacturing processes
• Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision
• Willingness to consistently take the initiative to get things done
• Extensive relevant manufacturing engineering experience
• Master's Degree or advanced professional certification