Senior Manufacturing & Process Developmental Engineer (On-Site Rochester, NY)

Overview
Responsible for the manufacturing process over its lifecycle from design to the mass production stage. Participate in the conceptual design of processes to make a product to achieve timely delivery, quality, and cost objectives. Continually improving the process towards its entitlement by eliminating waste, making it safer for production team members

Responsibilities:

Manufacturing Process Development
Define, review, and confirm the entire manufacturing process from start to finish.
Coordinate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) review, and initiate Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) with core team members.
Prepare documentation and process specifications for production.
Lead team in identification, tracking, and resolution of engineering issues using the Failure Analysis and Corrective Action (FACA) form.
Continuous manufacturing process improvement with TEOA tools for cost reduction.

Assembly Tool, Fixture, and Equipment Development
Evaluate the demand and cost of new tools, fixtures, and Equipment for new projects.
Design and review the tool, fixture, and Equipment with core team members, meeting TE engineering and EHS requirements.
Upload all tooling prints to the TE data management system (DM.TEC, PDMLink, etc.)
Discuss and review the details of the tool/fixture/equipment with the outside supplier.
Follow up on the purchasing process to fabricate new tool/fixture/equipment.

Qualification for Manufacturing process, Tool, Fixture, and Equipment
Condition all tools, fixtures, and Equipment, lead the tool/fixture/equipment qualification by running samples or LVM,
Follow up on the qualification documentation using the TE standard format and on the approval.
Coordinate pilot runs for new products and solve engineering issues; ensure the manufacturing process capability meets engineering, quality, and customer requirements.

Technician Guidance
Coach, train, and develop operators and technicians to ensure they can master their techniques and continuously improve them.

Continuous Improvement
Run Kaizen events to eliminate waste from the process and improve cycle time, changeover times, quality yield, and cost
Optimize spare parts consumption and improve the durability of the process
Make processes safer by implementing machine guarding and control reliability principles
Update routing and cycle times in the system as soon as improvement actions are done
Improve and automate the flow of material and movement of people to optimize cash and efficiency
Optimize Capex and Opex related to operations by understanding changes in technology, vendor landscape, and make vs buy to improve margin and cash

Future technology
Build a technology roadmap to differentiate processes that do not exist today to create a competitive advantage

TE Leadership Expectations
Unleash & develop talent: Develops self and others
Move at the customer's pace: Provide extraordinary customer experiences
Win in your markets: Use market intelligence to drive growth
Mind what matters: Eliminate inefficiencies through TE Operating Advantage (TEOA)
Think big, move fast: Properly balancing and combining scale and speed with innovation is our competitive advantage and will allow us to win in all our markets.