Senior Industrialization Engineer, ToolingReports to: Manager, Industrialization
Location: Mukwonago, WI
Travel: yes
The Senior Industrialization Engineer leads industrialization activities for complex, cross-functional projects and ensures the manufacturability of new products, effective specification and qualification of equipment, and successful product launches. This role applies advanced knowledge of molds, automation, manufacturing processes, process capability, equipment qualification, and safety to deliver results across suppliers, sites, and regional stakeholders.
As a Senior Industrialization Engineer, You Will: • Lead cross-functional manufacturability reviews, challenge design assumptions, and drive recommendations that improve product and process robustness.
• Develop equipment and process strategies, translate product needs into robust technical specifications, and lead supplier selection and procurement activities.
• Plan and lead FAT, SAT, process trials, equipment qualification, and site acceptance activities, ensuring technical requirements and launch criteria are achieved.
• Ensure equipment and processes meet applicable safety standards and regulations, leading risk identification and resolution through installation, transfer, and production launch.
• Establish capable and repeatable manufacturing processes using data analysis, structured experimentation, Early Management, TPM, and value stream engineering principles.
• Structure solutions to complex technical problems, challenge assumptions, identify and mitigate project risks, and mobilize cross-functional resources.
• Lead the industrialization discipline on moderate-to-high complexity projects involving new technology, multiple suppliers, sites, or regional stakeholders, managing technical scope, timing, cost, and performance.
• Represent Industrialization in project, customer, and leadership discussions, clearly communicating technical decisions, risks, status, and recommendations.
• Teach and mentor engineers, introduce improved techniques and standards, and capture lessons learned to strengthen industrialization capability.
Who We are Looking ForEducation - Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering (Manufacturing, Plastics, Mechanical, or another relevant technical field)
- Preferred: Advanced technical degree or relevant professional certification
Required:
Experience • Significant experience in industrialization, manufacturing engineering, project engineering, tooling, automation, or equipment development.
• Demonstrated history of leading successful equipment installations and product launches into commercial production.
• Advanced knowledge of injection mold design and manufacturing, injection molding, automation, robotics, manufacturing systems, process capability, equipment qualification, and manufacturability.
• Strong project engineering and supplier management experience, including equipment specification, procurement, FAT/SAT, Early Management, TPM, and value stream engineering.
Skills / Abilities • Proven ability to solve complex technical problems, analyze and summarize complex data, and manage technical and project risk.
• Ability to influence across a matrix environment and lead cross-functional teams, suppliers, and site stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and improve methods, standards, and team capability.
• Strong oral, written, technical documentation, and presentation skills, including the ability to represent Aptar with customers and leadership.
• Fluent in English.
Travel Requirements - Travel required based on business and project needs.
