The Production Engineering Paint Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Planning Senior Engineer.
The primary responsibility of this role is to evaluate and plan automation robots and expansion projects including process and layout design, equipment specification, standardization across and lead time reduction.
Reporting to the Equipment Planning Group Engineering Manager, the person in this role will support the Paint PE department's objective to plan equipment for new vehicle projects, refurbishment and equipment life cycle management for the North American plants.
Responsibilities:
Support evaluation of equipment project proposals, including process and equipment capability assessments
Develop strategies and lead implementation for North American equipment deployment and standardization projects.
Create presentations and reports to communicate project status and key performance indicators (KPIs)
Become an expert in multiple paint shop technologies and systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve goals
Develop standards and RJs for the new technologies and improve gentani for equipment specifications, including CoHE compliance and cross NAM standardization
Develop standards and improve specifications for equipment, ensuring CoHE compliance and cross-NAM standardization
Lead specifications, and development processes
Requirements:
Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent experience in an automotive engineering or technical role
Experience with CAD or similar modeling software
Experience with spec development
Experience creating A3 and/or Ringi documents for equipment procurement
Ability to identify project constraints and develop effective countermeasures
2+ years of project management experience
PLC experience and knowledge - Nice to have
Nice to have:
Bilingual: English/Spanish/Japanese - Nice to have
Conveyor experience and knowledge
MSRC and or Machine Risk Analysis Experience
Experience with new model introduction processes
Experience with paint shop booths, ovens, abatement systems, air houses, and enclosures
Experience in equipment maintenance
Experience in automation and/or robot programming
Experience with vision system evaluation, programming, and use cases
