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Bloomfield Hills, MI, US

Billerica, MA, US

Manufacturing Engineer

• Manage machinery for two separate production lines employing 45 operators. Identify, track, and oversee the correction of mechanical, programming, and organizational issues to reduce the chance of producing defective.
• Control the flow of engineering changes by directing prototype builds, working with suppliers and the customer to construct timelines, recording major logistical events, and investigating tooling costs.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining relevant process documentation such as PFMEA, Work Instructions, Process Flow, etc.
• Designed, constructed, and constantly improve a package assembly station where operators wrap, bag, and box 19 components into a kit. Lowered cycle time by 45% by examining the value stream, adding custom fixtures, and.

Burgos, Spain, ES

• Assisted the Engineering and Production teams in the testing, trouble shooting, and implementation of a brand-new assembly line and its 8 automated machines and 10 manual assembly tables. Worked with operators to.
• Constructed prototype parts to be used for aesthetic, environmental, and crash testing purposes using a partially automated assembly line. Recommended and implemented poka-yoke systems and solutions to lower cycle time.
• Inspected prototype and production parts for quality defects using a 3D scanner to compare real-time deviations in component placement to CAD data.

Austin, Texas, US

• Recorded profit and loss due to engineering changes. Programmed an Excel/VBA tracking system which allowed program managers to share the monetary value of changes with company leadership and other departments.
• Explored ways to reduce material costs by researching the cost/value relationship of a Tier 3 supplier change.
• Worked in partnership with manufacturing engineers in Mexico and Michigan to move the production of a module from one plant to another

Austin, Texas, US

• Leader of a team tasked with building 500 prototype circuit boards to be used to calibrate new assembly lines and functionality testers in Mexico, Hungary, and India.
• Controlled international allocation of over 100 thousand components for electronic modules through contact with component suppliers, plant managers, and other private vendors.

• Examined prototype and production vehicles for craftsmanship and engineering defects
• Evaluated durability of automobiles to determine timeline of potential critical failures within drivetrain components
• Detected and reported over 120 mechanical or aesthetic failures