Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

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Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Manufacturing Engineer.

The Hardware-Operations Manufacturing organization is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for support of a low-volume, high-complexity production environment spanning vehicle integration and electronic, photronic, electromechanical, and wire harness products.  This individual must be self-motivated, self-sufficient, and will work in a multidisciplinary environment including mechanical, electrical, optical, embedded software and firmware engineering.  Additionally, the individual will need to frequently interface and coordinate with Technical Program Management, Manufacturing Production Management and Technicians, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain personnel.

This is an on-site role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standard work days will be Monday through Friday. There will also be occasional weekend work depending on business conditions.

In this role you will:

• Quickly come-up-to speed on new technologies and engineering challenges
• Conduct multidisciplinary rapid problem-solving activities and propose solutions to both prototype and production manufacturing challenges, such as Design for Excellence (DfX) input, e.g., Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA), Design for Cost/Procurement (DfC/DfP), Design for Inspection/Test (DfI/T), Design for Service/Repair/Maintenance (DfS/R/M)
• Create manufacturing models (parts, assemblies) and drawings to support process design and development.
• Create shop drawings to clarify design intent; document and annotate tooling. 
• Create and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures, forms, records, checklists, process sequence/routing, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), PFMEAs, and other required manufacturing documentation
• Prepare and maintain detailed layouts of buildings, workcenters, and equipment
• Work with Program Managers to support development and execution of APQP-compliant program plans
• Support and guide the manufacturing team through all phases of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP); particularly the later phases associated with designing and developing the manufacturing process and validating the Process / Product (i.e., MSAs, production trial runs, Run @ Rate, PPAPs, control plans)
• Lead or participate in Kaizen activities to ensure continuous improvement in processes, products, components, raw materials, and equipment
• Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Coordinate the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience;
• Or, Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience.
• Or, 15 years of prior relevant experience in lieu of a degree

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with IATF 16949:2016 Automotive Quality Management Systems or similar, e.g., AS9100D:2016; ISO 13485:2016; ISO 9001:2015
• Green Belt certification or demonstrated experience using Lean / Six Sigma tools and similar methodologies, e.g., DMAIC, 8D, PDCA, QRQC, 4A.
• Knowledge of and experience with AIAG’s Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) approach
• Experience with advanced CAD and PLM suites
• Experience in interpreting and creating technical drawings, datasheets, schematics, and system specifications
• Experience in developing and extracting requirements
• Experience in leading root cause corrective action investigations
• Experience in creating training material or teaching/training
• Basic electrical engineering knowledge such as basic circuit analysis
• Basic mechanical engineering knowledge such as tolerance stack-ups<