Motor Engineering Manager-Advanced Manufacturing

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

This position works as a working-manager in a team environment and uses engineering expertise and abilities to contribute to the development and manufacturing of power tool batteries.

Manufacturing Process Development:

• 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 Global & Site AME & QE resources to develop innovate manufacturing process controls

• Preferred knowledge and experience in production manufacturing assembly processes

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

• Expertise in electrical motor design and manufacturing principles for BLDC, IPM, SPM, Outer Rotor, and other common motor topologies

• Knowledge of state-of-art of motor manufacturing solutions and ability to identify opportunities to align new technologies and solutions to product needs

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

• Leverage available machine data for use in process control plans, SPC, and product traceability

• Work with and lead development with equipment suppliers to deliver custom equipment solutions

• Research and evaluate new technologies and breakthrough process controls to accelerate competitive manufacturing & quality 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

Project/Team Management Skills:

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

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

• Ability to lead business critical projects to meet product and productivity requirements

• 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

• Lead team of engineers and PLs to execute Platform Development, Advanced Development, New Product Development, and Productivity projects deliver new technology and cost efficiency to global motor manufacturing

• Develop global manufacturing strategy and drive alignment to this strategy across multiple manufacturing sites with indirect influence

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 10 years Manufacturing Engineering experience & 3 years of engineering management required

• Preferred enhanced specialty skills in new process development and implementation, DOE, and quality controls

• Experience in developing and executing onboarding and professional development / upskilling team members

• 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