On-Site Advanced Manufacturing Engineer; Resident

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Date: Sep 29, 2026

Location: Spartanburg, SC, US, 29303

Company: PACCAR

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates andalso provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.

Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services, you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started!

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Serve as the primary, onsite liaison between PACCAR Engineering, supplier engineering, and the manufacturing teams.
• Provide support for supplier management and materials department activities within the SDI team as needed.
• Facilitate effective communication and technical coordination to ensure alignment on requirements and program objectives.
• Engage with executives and senior management across organizations, translating complex technical information for diverse audiences.
• Identify and mobilize appropriate subject matter experts and decision makers to resolve issues and accelerate progress.
• Provide technical expertise on new and sustaining product designs and systems to cross-functional teams.
• Review proposed engineering designs for manufacturing feasibility and recommend Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) revisions.
• Read, interpret, and validate engineering drawings to support design reviews, manufacturing feasibility assessments, and drawing management.

Product Development & Quality

• Actively participate in new product development and launch processes.
• Monitor product qualification testing schedules and coordinate with test teams to mitigate delays.
• Provide on-site support during pilot build activities at supplier manufacturing facilities.
• Investigate and implement process and equipment enhancements to improve quality, optimize efficiency, increase productivity, safety, and reduce costs.

Manufacturing Operations

• Review supplier labor studies and support production and line balancing initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier capital tooling development and associated budget proposals.
• Maintain proficiency in robotic assembly, aluminum stamping, e-coating processes, and Class-A surface quality standards and defect causes.
• Host and facilitate quarterly leadership meetings.
• Champion technology-based systems adoption to enhance quality initiatives related to option complexity and part traceability.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives using Six Sigma methodologies.
• Proactively identify opportunities for operational enhancement and cost reduction.

General Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of upcoming changes affecting supplier and manufacturing operations.
• Keep customers, managers, and peers informed of progress, activities, challenges, and opportunities.
• Estimated travel: 5% (domestic and international).

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 8 years of manufacturing, tooling, industrial, and/or design engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and deliver measurable results.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and…