Industrial Assembly Engineer

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Job Description:

Your overall responsibilities will involve the management of drilling, fastening, jigs & tools and measurement activities to secure the industrialization of technologies and the implementation of robust processes. You will represent the Assembly Technology domain in front of the operational domains (quality, operations, logistics, ...), engineering and procurement in a manufacturing plant.

Specify industrial jigs, tools and machinery for the industrial evolution: 35%

• Define and prepare specification for Jigs & Toolings related to assembly of parts and components
• Prepare Technical Documentation for Call for Tender and support in the down selection of the supplier
• Analyse the technical capability of suppliers
• Analyse the technical Airbus standards to prepare the best in class solution for local purpose
• Ensure that the specification process and the technical down selection is in line with the Airbus rules and regulations

Support Production on critical disturbances related to assembly technologies and processes: 30%

• Technical guidance and problem solving on specific technical issues
• Involve the wider network (Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering) to effectively solve the technical issues
• Run PPS (Practical Problem Solving) on specific shop floor issues according to Airbus standards
• Define and implement short term and long term fix for issues related to Assembly technologies or processes (eg. drilling or fastening)
• Ensure the involvement of relevant Airbus specialists & Experts (from all across the world) to contribute to the elimination of critical disturbances

Development and implementation of new assembly processes and technologies: 30%

• Create local technology strategy in line with global technology standards for drilling, fastening, jigs & tools for assembly and measurement
• Develop local solutions based on customer needs and airbus standards
• Implement new assembly processes and technologies on the shopfloor
• Align local assembly strategy with the central technology strategy
• Ensure the involvement of relevant Airbus specialists & Experts (from all across the world) to contribute to the strategy definition and deployment
• Take part in weekly team meetings with the transnational Assembly Technology Team

Other duties as assigned: 5%

• Be active part of a transnational team participating to regular team meetings and SQCDP meetings
• Participate in team workshops (once or twice a year)
• Other duties as assigned by the manager

Education

Required

• Bachelor degree level in Manufacturing Engineering or similar

Experience

Required

• Knowledge in specifying tools & machinery
• 8 years of experience in a related role

Preferred

• Knowledge of manufacturing, engineering and/or assembly processes
• 10 years

• 10% Domestic and International

• Authorized to work in the US

• none

Required

• Knowledge in specifying tools & machinery
  • Define a technical specification
  • Run a technical negotiation with supplier
  • Knowledge of relevant rules and regulations
• Knowledge of manufacturing, engineering and/or assembly processes
  • Experience in manufacturing or assembly of technical parts
  • Experience in generic assembly processes
  • Experience in machine or jigs & tools qualification

Preferred

• Knowledge of manufacturing, engineering and/or assembly processes
  • Experience in tolerancing
  • Experience in designing technical products
• Knowledge of Quality processes (e.g. PPS)

• N+1 = Head of Assembly Technology
• N+2 = Head of Industrial Technology

Required
:

• English:
  Fluent (spoken & written)
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels on technical and business matters

Preferred:

• French, Spanish and/ or German is a plus

Required:

• Degree in mechanical engineering or similar

Level of Decision Making:

• Technical Solutions:
  The candidate will make recommendation on the technical solutions to be implemented at shopfloor level to improve or enhance the production system (e.g. new drilling machines, new jigs, new measurement systems)
• Specifications:
  The candidate will make the decisions on how to specify the machines & toolings needed for the production system (based on Airbus standards)
• Problem Solving:
  The candidate will be responsible to actively contribute, influence or lead the resolution of process or technology issues related to assembly of the components

Is this a people manager? NO

• Internal: blue collar, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, Assembly…