This Industrial Engineer position is for a professional who will optimize manufacturing processes and costs for high-speed electrical connectors. The role involves strategic planning, cost analysis, and troubleshooting design for manufacturability issues within a global manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
Develop operations plans, assembly line rationalization, capital expenditure, and manpower projections
Aid in the development of strategic plans for New Product Introduction (NPI) and product modifications
Work closely with marketing to determine project forecasts and process scope
Understand relative financial formulations
Perform cost-benefit analysis and evaluate alternative design implications
Compare vendor vs. in-house manufacturing costs
Compare in-house to quoted costs and explain probable material consumption and process differences
Perform competitive analysis by reverse engineering competitor's product to produce a probable process and cost
Think abstractly and reasonably to realistically estimate unknowns
Conduct gap analysis: predicted vs. actual cost and optimizing process parameters
Evaluate utility, AFOQ implications, capital payback, and business cases
Manage current vs. entitlement cost for cost reduction
Implement second sourcing and supply chain geo-diversity, including sourcing materials from different suppliers and manufacturing in different countries
Quantify process implications of competing and variable manufacturing processes, including Stamping, Plating, Laser Welding, Adhesives, Multi-Shot Injection Molding, Manual Assembly, and custom designed Automated Assembly systems
Troubleshoot Design for Manufacturability issues including manufacturing hand-off issues, capacity bottlenecks, staffing issues, line balancing, and general use equipment requirements
Recommend product and process design changes to optimize product function, minimize cost, and streamline manufacturing
Communicate and coordinate process implications with the broader design and marketing team members as well as management
Work in an environment critical and challenging of your work at times
Requirements
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Materials Engineering is desirable (other engineering degrees and/or certifications will be considered)
At least 3 to 5 years related experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred (other experience levels will be considered)
Background in process engineering is preferred
Strong interpersonal skills required to interface effectively with people in a wide range of job functions globally
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Very strong problem-solving and logical reasoning skills
Tenacity, assertiveness, and a strong inclination toward order, consistency, and detail are required
Ability to present information in a simplified and attractive but logical form to managers and supervisors is necessary
Technical knowledge of Stamping, Plating, Molding, Assembly and related technologies
Knowledge of quality programs such as FMEA, SPC, Fishbone Analysis, and Pareto Charts used to drive quality and cost improvements is a plus
Mastery of unit conversions and the values behind common units of mass, volume, area, time, density, and distance is essential
Demonstrated ability to accept accountability and drive business-directed activities with minimal supervision
Ability to work under pressure or when stressed is vital
Strong experience with Microsoft Excel is required
Experience with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is required
Basic experience with 2D / 3D CAD programs such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and/or Creo is required, including ability to isolate parts in an assembly, measure part volumes, measure surface areas, and produce sections
Experience with Microsoft Project and Access or basic understanding of project scheduling and use of databases is preferred
Skills with ERP Systems are beneficial
Important Details
Occasional travel to domestic and foreign manufacturing sites
About the Company
Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. They design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive. Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high-speed, high-bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.).
