Manufacturing Engineer – Gear Machining/Powertrain
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering
Location: MI - Dearborn () |
Employment Type: Full Time - 40 hours per week |
Job Level: T3 |
Work Preference: Onsite at work location address |
Job Code: 245851
Manufacturing Engineer – Gear Machining / Powertrain Overview / Summary
We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer with experience in gear machining and manufacturing process engineering to support manufacturing launches, process improvement, and production readiness. The role focuses on ensuring manufacturing processes meet safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance objectives. The successful candidate will collaborate with launch teams and suppliers to establish capable manufacturing processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities- Support manufacturing process engineering activities for gear machining operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in safety, quality, and productivity.
- Complete Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) quality launch documentation.
- Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.
- Develop action plans to investigate and prioritize open issues and verify corrective actions across internal and supplier processes.
- Lead and conduct process audits to ensure consistent adherence to manufacturing process guidelines.
- Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and implement corrective actions as required.
- Create process documentation and work instruction sheets to support quality methods and manufacturing processes.
- Ensure capable processes and tools are available for gear machining operations.
- Lead process variability reduction initiatives and implement lean manufacturing practices.
- Ensure compliance with plant, corporate, governmental, and environmental standards.
- Support ISO 14001 compliance and internal environmental audits.
- Identify production throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements to achieve production ramp-up targets.
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience in machining, gear machining, lean manufacturing, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Experience with Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, team-building, and communication skills.
- Ability to demonstrate effective collaboration and leadership in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of hypoid bevel gear manufacturing processes, including blanking, milling, hobbing, grinding, heat treatment, shot peening, hard turning, and lapping.
- Experience with quality assessment tools such as Q-DAS and Minitab.
- Experience with Klingelnberg P40 and Gleason Nano gear coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
- Root cause analysis and corrective action experience using 8D and 5 Whys methodologies.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing tools, including 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
- Experience with DMAIC, DMADV, and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) project methodologies.
- Experience with FMEA, PPAP, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
This is a fully onsite position.
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