Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing-Finishing Processes and Technology

Key Responsibilities of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Finishing Processes and Technology:

• Perform all duties compliant with TPI policies and aligned to TPI values of safety, operational excellence, commitment, integrity, and leadership
• Understand internal and external customer requirements and manufacturing process KPIs and controls
• Execute engineering test plans to evaluate and down-select new technology or methods for a production environment. 
• Analyze, interpret, and summarize data to support decision-making

Who we are looking for: 

• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects with a focus on safety, quality, cost, and attention to detail.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

• Effective interpersonal & communication skills for working with co-workers, vendors and customers.

• A bias for action, and the drive to succeed as a team player in fast-paced setting.

• Willingness to travel in US and Mexico (25%)

   

Education and Experience

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or Engineering Technology required.

• 3-5 years of relevant manufacturing experience required (composites or finishing operations experience preferred).

• Experience with composite material processing and inspection preferred

• Experience applying data analytics to manufacturing process improvement preferred.

• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) methods to monitor and improve finishing process quality and capability preferred.

• Experience with AI or machine learning tools applied to manufacturing process monitoring, defect detection, or quality improvement preferred.