Senior Launch Engineer

Lead weekly launch glide path meetings and participate in weekly new product launch meetings from product feasibility through SOP and participating in all Manufacturing Sign-Off events. Lead Plant Launch Readiness reviews with leadership team. Ensure all materials are present and available for preproduction and production builds. Ensure accurate inventory counts are maintained. Segregate materials from current production materials.

No Supervisory Responsibilities

• Facilitate hand off of new product/equipment/processes ("launch") from launch team to plant leadership team through the use of the following processes, procedures, work instructions and forms:
  Launch Glide path, Launch Readiness Reviews, R@R's, Process Sign-Off1, Process Sing-Off 2 and Launch performance report.
• Utilize the Launch Glide path to systematically drive actions and accountability to required tasks and deliverables to the predetermined program timeline. Report Launch Glide path status to launch team, Plant staff and NA leadership team through Launch Performance Reports.
• Drive / coordinate the schedule for preproduction builds, power builds, burst builds preparing the plant for successful first time Run at Rate.
• Lead 3 Launch Readiness Reviews in phase
  4. Document open issues, actions, owners and dates. Align with Program Manager on what meeting (Launch or Plant glide path/ PSO) will track and follow through on all open issues. Drive open issues to closure to accommodate successful launch.
• Facilitate Run at Rate event(s) 90 days prior to SOP. Internal and external events to validate overall plant readiness to perform to expectation (safety, quality, delivery, financial) at or Before SOP.
• Responsible for interface with Program Management to assure all Phase requirements are completed by the Launch team and provided in the proper formats to the plant (s).
• Assures plant has all support needed from internal organization to launch plant/product successfully. Must eliminate any "roadblocks" which may hinder plant achieving goals.
• Assist Plant Materials team in completing customer specific capacity data sheets. Utilizing corporate capacity planning data, transpose into customer required documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Level Degree Area of Study:
Engineering, or Business or similar. Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

• 1
  -3 Minimum Years of Experience with in the field.
• Must have new product launch experience in a functional discipline or operational leadership experience in a plant.
• Must have solid problem-solving skills (preferably Problem-Solving tool knowledge: KT, Six Sigma, 8D, etc.).

Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.

• Preferred experience with program or project management. General understanding of timelines, timeline software.
• Preferred experience with interiors manufacturing processes (I.e., Injection Molding, Vacuum forming, Slush, Airbag scoring).
• Preferred experience with materials and logistics (I.e., ERP, QAD).