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Dana Incorporated Hiring for Lead Assembly Manufacturing Engineer at Novi, MI Full Time
Full Job Description
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world’s original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
You will help develop Dana’s manufacturing processes, design equipment to be used in production lines, and help support Dana’s global manufacturing strategy in electrification. The primary focus of this role will be EV gearbox and transmission assembly, final assembly of integrated EV systems, and end of line testing for those assembly processes.
- Lead design and development of new and innovative standard bill of processes (SBOP)
- Implements equipment and facility strategies to support advanced process development in our Manufacturing Centers globally.
- Leads the develop of process technologies required to support long term product technology roadmaps in product and advanced engineering for electrification.
- Initiates benchmarking activities to ensure Dana is assessing state of the art technology for all manufacturing methods & processes.
- Develops capital plans for business cases, strategies & action plans for deployment of gearbox manufacturing methods for all core and strategic manufacturing processes.
- Participates in stage gate design reviews for new customer programs and advanced development projects to ensure the design is following DFA/DFM.
- Participates in the advanced development of manufacturing processes for xEV product deployment, including concept development, RFQ development, vendor selection, securing CapEX, and managing design, build, runoff, shipment, installation and launch of assembly processes.
- Implements and creates smart, flexible manufacturing systems, and works with local engineering teams to deploy in manufacturing equipment purchases.
- Lead process to share and deploy best practices for manufacturing and assembly of electrified assembly systems across global locations and applicable business units.
- Support facilities in development of long-range capital investment plan, as well as review and approve capital investment projects for global manufacturing facilities to ensure adherence to SBOP and SPOE.
- Develop/ maintain standard manufacturing / quality documentation (PFMEA, Control Plan, BOPY, MSA Plan, Functional Safety, etc.) for core processes.
- Support customer program launch activity as required.
- Travel as necessary to support operations globally.
- Perform other assigned duties incidental to the occupation.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing processes and capital equipment procurement, with axle, powertrain, or driveline assembly experience preferred
- Must understand statistics, as it relates to manufacturing and assembly processes.
- Low and high-volume production experience.
- Assembly, Machining and Welding experience preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, related to strong project management skills.
- Strong initiative and the ability to work well in a team environment.
- Computer skills with a proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Must be able to travel for extended periods both domestically and internationally.
- Willingness to work extended or irregular hours to ensure that key job responsibilities are accomplished.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.