Senior Automotive Manufacturing Engineer

Role: Senior Automotive Manufacturing Engineer

Hiring Mode: Contract -TP

Location: Boston, MA [Onsite]

Job Description:

Industry Background:

Experience in high-volume manufacturing within a Tier 1 automotive environment. Tier 1 automotive suppliers operate with tight margins and aggressive schedules, which demands manufacturing and industrial excellence.

Core Competencies:

• Manufacturing Process Development: Ability to define, design, and deliver manufacturing processes for complex assembly products - from conceptual phase through full production scale-up.
• Process Engineering Fundamentals: Strong command of PFD (Process Flow Diagrams), time studies, line balancing, and P-FMEA.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Capable of analyzing product designs and providing actionable DFM recommendations.
• GD&T: Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and its application in manufacturing.
• Equipment & Vendor Management: Capable of writing technical specifications and managing vendors through full equipment commissioning.
• Industrial KPIs: Strong understanding of operational metrics - OEE, MTTR, MTBF, cycle time, throughput, yield, etc.
• Digital Manufacturing: Familiarity with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and digital manufacturing principles.

Scope of Ownership:

End-to-end manufacturing development lifecycle: concept process design validation ramp full production