The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and optimization of manufacturing processes, equipment, and production systems to support new product introductions (NPI), plant transfers, capacity expansion, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role provides technical leadership across cross-functional teams and drives improvements in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity. Responsibilities align with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering activities including process design, capital equipment implementation, manufacturing readiness, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing process design and validation for new products.
- Develop manufacturing routings, work instructions, Bills of Process, and production standards.
- Define tooling, fixtures, handling equipment, and automation solutions.
- Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews.
- Establish process parameters and acceptance criteria.

New Product Introduction (NPI)




- Lead manufacturing readiness activities through APQP and NPDI gates.
- Coordinate prototype, pilot, and production builds.
- Conduct process risk assessments including PFMEA.
- Support PPAP submissions and product launch activities.
- Ensure manufacturing deliverables are completed on schedule.

Capital Equipment & Automation
- Identify and justify advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Develop capital expenditure requests and ROI analyses.
- Lead equipment procurement, installation, validation, and startup.
- Implement automation, robotics, vision systems, and productivity improvements.

Continuous Improvement
- Lead Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives.
- Improve productivity, throughput, quality, and material utilization.
- Reduce labor costs, scrap, rework, and process variation.
- Drive standardization across manufacturing sites.

Project Leadership
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously.

📌 Sr AME Fabrication Engineer (Reynosa)
🏢 Vertiv
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