Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Sr. Manager

Location: Pelzer

Job Description

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) Manager - Equipment, Process & Manufacturing Strategy for Infrastructure Solutions (IS) is responsible for defining and executing manufacturing strategy elements across global Infrastructure Solutions (IS) operations, with a primary focus on equipment strategy, process architecture, and capacity enablement
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This role reports directly to the Global AME Senior Manager and serves as a key extension of the global AME leadership model-owning strategy definition and deployment while partnering closely with regional AME teams and plant leadership to ensure execution.

The position bridges business strategy, product roadmap, and plant-level execution-translating demand, technology, and growth objectives into executable manufacturing capabilities in an engineer-to-order (ETO) and NPDI-driven environment.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Strategy & Roadmap

• Develop and maintain elements of the Infrastructure Solutions (IS) manufacturing strategy aligned to global AME direction, including equipment platforms, process architectures, and industrialization roadmaps.
• Support alignment of manufacturing strategy to Infrastructure Solutions (IS) business growth plans, product portfolio evolution, and regional footprint decisions.
• Build and maintain multi-year capacity, capability, and capital roadmaps in coordination with the Global AME Senior Manager.

Equipment Strategy & Capital Deployment

• Lead definition and execution of equipment strategies for Infrastructure Solutions (IS) manufacturing, aligned to global AME standards and investment priorities.
• Support capital investment planning by developing business cases focused on ROI, risk reduction, capacity enablement, and scalability.
• Own equipment specifications, vendor engagement, FAT/SAT execution, and commissioning governance for assigned programs.
• Ensure equipment solutions meet safety, quality, reliability, and maintainability requirements.

Process Architecture & Standardization

• Define and deploy standard manufacturing processes and operating models across fabrication, assembly, and test operations within Infrastructure Solutions (IS).
• Establish standard process flows, takt assumptions, line concepts, and DFM/DFA guidelines in alignment with global AME direction.
• Drive alignment on process KPIs, performance benchmarks, and operating assumptions across Infrastructure Solutions (IS) sites.

Industrial Engineering & Standardization Scope

• Own the industrial engineering (IE) framework for Infrastructure Solutions (IS) manufacturing, ensuring consistent application across sites.
• Standardize product routings, work content, labor standards, and line balancing methodologies to enable comparable capacity and cost models globally.
• Define standard approaches for workstation design, material flow, ergonomics, and space utilization
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• Partner with Engineering to influence design standardization and modularity that enables repeatable processes and equipment reuse.
• Establish standard methods for process validation, time studies, and rate setting to support executable capacity and productivity targets.
• Ensure equipment selection and layout decisions are aligned to standardized processes and IE principles, not site-specific one-offs.

Capacity & Industrialization

• Develop and maintain executable capacity models (vs. theoretical), accounting for ETO variability, product mix, changeovers, and learning curves.
• Support site loading, make/buy, and footprint decisions using data-driven capacity and capability analysis.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to identify and mitigate capacity, labor, and equipment risks across Infrastructure Solutions (IS) operations.

NPDI & Technology Enablement

• Partner with Engineering and Product Management to embed manufacturing strategy into NPDI programs early in the lifecycle for Infrastructure Solutions (IS).
• Influence DFM/DFA, modularization, and platform strategies to enable scalable and repeatable manufacturing.
• Evaluate and deploy emerging manufacturing technologies aligned to Infrastructure Solutions (IS) cost, quality, and delivery objectives.

Deployment, Governance & Global Alignment

• Execute deployment of new equipment, processes, and manufacturing strategies across Infrastructure Solutions (IS) sites in coordination with global and regional AME teams.
• Lead site workshops, readiness reviews, and ramp support activities.
• Ensure disciplined change management, documentation, and long-term sustainability of deployed solutions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as a strategic manufacturing partner to Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance supporting Infrastructure Solutions (IS).
• Provide clear, data-driven input to the Global AME Senior Manager on manufacturing risks, constraints, and investment tradeoffs.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex equipment, process, or capacity challenges within assigned scope.

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to:
  
  Global AME Senior Manager
• Works closely with:
  Regional AME Managers, Plant…