Project Engineer II - Global Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Motors

Under the direction of and reporting to Sr. Manager, Global Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Motors, develop and implement sustainable, robust and reliable complex manufacturing processes to achieve aggressive cost, quality and throughput goals and objectives.

This position works in a team environment and uses engineering expertise and abilities to contribute to the development and manufacturing of power tool electric motors.

Specific duties include:

Manufacturing Process Development:

• Preferred knowledge and experience in production manufacturing assembly processes

• Automation, resistance and laser welding, part handling, etc

• Develop innovative solutions; implement sustainable, robust and reliable complex manufacturing processes

• Strong analytical skills, knowledge, and experience in process evaluation tools: Design of Experiments (DOE), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), PFMEA, DFMEA, statistical data analysis, risk analysis, flow layout and other related engineering tools

• Work with Platform Development, Advanced Development, and New Product Development design engineers to evaluate and advise product design for optimized manufacturability

• Work with and lead development with equipment suppliers to deliver custom processing solutions to achieve goals and objectives

• Research and evaluate new technologies and breakthrough processes to accelerate competitive manufacturing advantage

• Utilize prototyping methods to develop and prepare engineering samples for evaluation and testing

• Perform a variety of calculation and software aided analyses to prove process reliability, capability and sustainability

• Provide multiple what-if scenarios to find best total cost solution with financial impacts with emphasis on delivery timelines

• Strong emphasis on fixture and gaging design, utilizing 3D CAD software

Project Management Skills:

• Lead manufacturing projects, providing direction, guidance and engineering expertise to team members

• Facilitate project flow involving regular contact with engineering, manufacturing and other cross functional teams when necessary

• Excellent verbal and written communication to make formal presentations regarding project status to team and management

• Provide input with cross functional teams of baseline staffing and skillset required as related to the operational complexity of the process

• Excellent interpersonal skills to work in a team environment and challenge status quo with respect to drive the best solutions for the business

• Lead operations milestone delivery through the VIGOR process

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally for machine and/or concept evaluations

• Estimated yearly travel: 10%-20%

• Most trips will be 1-2 week with possibilities of weekend travel

• Ability to learn new technical material

• Ability to be interactive "hands on" with each upcoming engineering project

Education and Experience Requirements:

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering with a minimum of 3 years Manufacturing Engineering experience required

• Or an Engineering Technology degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience

• Preferred experience with motor manufacturing technologies such as winding, fusing, electrical testing, laser welding and ultrasonic welding

• Preferred enhanced specialty skills in new process development and implementation

• Advanced computer knowledge and skills in MS Office and Solidworks/AutoCAD/NX

Competencies and Personal Attributes:

• Agility-- Embraces change, domestic and international travel

• Passionate and Energetic-- Driven to be the best

• Entrepreneurial-- Take ownership and appropriate risk, seek breakthroughs

• Drive for Results-- Set plans, track progress and deliver commitments

• Team Oriented-- embrace teams for overall business success

• Delivery-- put theories into action