Manufacturing Engineering

## Manufacturing Engineering Apply remote type:
Hybrid locations:
Madrid,Madrid - ESP:
Valencia, Valencia- ESP:
Spain - Remote -- ESP:
Sevilla. Sevilla - ESPtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
NX-4089
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* Job Description:

** At
** Nextpower**, we are accelerating the world’s transition to renewable energy through intelligent solar tracking and breakthrough engineering. As a Manufacturing Engineer - Steel Products you will be a critical player in this transformation. You will be responsible for driving concurrent engineering (DFM/DFMA), supplier process readiness, industrialization, and engineering change implementation for steel components and assemblies across Nextpower’s global supply base.

The
** Manufacturing Engineer - Steel
** will
** lead initiatives to document and develop best practice solutions and new manufacturing technologies
** across the supplier footprint that includes, but not limited to, automation, inspection, operational excellence (lean thinking) This role partners directly with R&D/Design Engineering, Quality, Program Management, or Procurement to ensure new and existing designs are manufacturable, scalable, cost-effective, and reliable, and to support design release and change-control decisions through rigorous engineering analysis and factory validation, while ensuring a customer-centric approach to meet or exceed internal and external customer expectations.

This position reports directly to Manufacturing Engineering - Steel team and dotted line reporting to Manufacturing Engineering - EMS team and Power Electronics team
** Responsibilities:
*** Participate in product development from concept through design release, providing manufacturing feasibility input and DFM/DFMA recommendations. Partner with suppliers to obtain and incorporate external DFM feedback and capability constraints
* Review engineering drawings, specifications, and design revisions; identify manufacturability risks and propose engineering solutions. Support structured design release gates by providing engineering recommendations based on manufacturability, process capability, cost drivers, and supplier readiness
* Lead and/or drive innovation in manufacturing technologies and technical readiness activities for steel and/or industrial manufacturing processes including, as applicable: roll forming, stamping, casting, linear welding, laser cutting, machining, coating/finishing, assembly, testing, and/or automation
* Plan and execute prototype builds, supplier trials, and on-site validations; verify functional intent and key/critical dimensions through appropriate measurement and inspection methods
* Lead technical value engineering and cost-reduction initiatives across steel products by identifying cost drivers and developing engineering solutions (design alternatives, process alternatives, tooling strategy changes, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction). Validate savings while maintaining product performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability; document results and deploy best practices across regions and suppliers
* Define and validate manufacturing readiness deliverables, as applicable: process flows, manufacturing risk assessments, inspection approaches, work instructions, packaging requirements, and ramp-readiness checklists
* Conduct supplier factory readiness audits and support supplier ramp execution; identify constraints (capacity, tooling, capability, quality systems) and drive corrective action plans
* Identify and deploy manufacturing technologies and best practices across the supplier footprint, including automation and inspection equipment
* Define technical requirements for tooling/equipment; develop and execute FAT/SAT acceptance criteria and validation checklists; support installation, commissioning, and training with suppliers
* Serve as a Manufacturing Engineering reviewer/approver for engineering changes (ECR/DCO/ECO) in the company PLM system; drive controlled implementation at suppliers
* Provide rapid technical escalation support when supplier, manufacturing, or field issues negatively impact Nextpower customers; lead structured root-cause and corrective actions (8D,…