Staff Engineer Advanced Manufacturing

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Title: Staff Engineer Advanced Manufacturing

Job Function: Manufacturing

Location: YORK

Company: Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Shift: SHIFT1

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It’s our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul.

Are you ready to join us?

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Vehicle Operations facility in York is our final assembly plant. Employees at York also perform a variety of manufacturing operations, including fabrication, welding, polishing and painting and produce a wide range of current and replacement parts for all models. Join our team as a Staff Engineer Advanced Manufacturing.

The Staff Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing (Assembly) plays a key role in the manufacturing process development and implementation and is responsible for supporting and delivering the Life Cycle Plan from concept to production at our various manufacturing plants. This role provides technical direction and governance for assembly process development and serves as a key influencer across Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, and Plant Operations.

The role requires strong leadership through expertise, decision influence, and cross-functional collaboration.

Assembly Engineering, Tooling & Launch Support

• Lead assembly process development and solve complex problems involving medium to large- scale projects from concept to development, through capital funding planning and approval, and ultimately through successful implementation using analytical thought, exercising judgment, and identifying innovative solutions.
• Influence Design for Assembly (DFA) by engaging early with Product Development and incorporating manufacturing and plant lessons learned.
• Develop integrated manufacturing systems, standardized processes and templates, and execute risk assessment and mitigation, and after-action reviews.
• Define, design, and implement assembly tooling, fixtures, gauges, and equipment, including capital planning, supplier sourcing, and installation.
• Perform make/buy analysis to support product and process decisions, including evaluation of in-house vs. supplier assembly and tooling solutions with should cost analysis.
• Perform supplier technical assessments and implement supplier technical development plans
• Define, validate, and approve torque strategies, fastening methods, and error-proofing concepts.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex assembly, tooling, equipment, and quality issues during builds and start of production.
• Support build events (VB, PB, Pre-Pod), ensuring station readiness, documentation accuracy, and execution.
• Serve as the Advanced Manufacturing lead or core contributor for iPPAP and PPAP readiness for assembly processes.
• Lead or support development and maintenance of PFMEAs and Control Plans for assembly processes, ensuring alignment with plant execution and quality requirements.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of manufacturing deliverables, including process flows, SWS, BOMs, tooling lists, PFMEAs, and Control Plans.
• Lead validation of tooling capability, fixture readiness, equipment capability, torque tool MSA, and capability studies.
• Identify and close manufacturing readiness gaps prior to PB, Pre-Pod, and SOP milestones.
• Support quality audits, launch holds, and post-SOP issues related to new product iPPAP/PPAP compliance and process adherence.

Assembly CoE, Technical Influence & Leadership

• Serve as a technical authority and mentor within Advanced Manufacturing.
• Support and drive Assembly Center of Excellence (CoE) initiatives, including standardization, best practices, and capability development.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving across Manufacturing, Quality, Product Development, and Suppliers.
• Mentor and guide engineers by setting expectations for technical rigor, documentation quality, and launch discipline.
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