Manufacturing Engineer

About the Role The Manufacturing Engineer will design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness. This role supports production operations by developing standardized work, validating processes, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will collaborate with production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to ensure products are manufactured to specifications while meeting delivery, cost, and performance objectives. The position plays a key role in introducing new products and process changes, applying Lean and Six Sigma principles, and ensuring compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines. What You'll Do

• Lead our lean transformation and Continual Improvement Process.
• Implement corrective actions to help drive and meet our Zero PPM target.
• Handle product changes relevant to the assembly line and document the product and process changes.
• Continually update the Machine System Design (MSD) for various scenarios, workstation standards, line-side standards.
• Establish EHS FMEA for the workstations and implement improvement points.
• Update and maintain APQP documentation within IQRM software.
• Purchase capital equipment for process expansion/improvements.
• Develop and maintain plant layout to optimize production and inventory storage.
• Assign areas of responsibility for the manufacturing and assembly process to maintain and drive safety, quality and productivity improvements.
• Improve profitability through automation and cycle time reduction. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment within the automotive industry
• Project management skills
• Lean + Six Sigma knowledge to improve material and information flow (i.e. elimination of non-value adding activities)
• FMEA and Control Plan experience
• CAD skills (Pro-E/Creo)
• PLC and/or programming experience
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future; ZF does not offer visa sponsorship for this role (e.g., H-1B, TN) Compensation & Benefits
• Not disclosed