Manufacturing Engineer at Insight Global Manufacturing Engineer at Insight Global in Fairview, North Carolina Posted in 16 days ago.

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full-time Job Description As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in launching new products, developing, and implementing manufacturing technologies, and driving continuous improvement across operations. You'll collaborate with Product Development, Operations, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to develop processes that support innovative new products while optimizing production, enhancing cost efficiency, and maintaining a commitment to quality and safety standards. Job Requirements New Product & Process Development Execute deliverables for the NPD Phase Gate process. Provide DFM/DFA feedback during early product design stages. Conduct PFMEAs and implement high-risk mitigation strategies. Leverage ME tools to support development and qualification of manufacturing processes (e.g., capability studies, sample builds, FAIs). Collaborate on cost estimation for new product concepts. Ensure new process and equipment compliance with TE safety and ergonomic policies. Production Optimization Design, develop, and deploy equipment, tooling, and fixtures for fiber optic assemblies. Analyze and improve line layouts (material flow, ergonomics, waste reduction). Use Lean Manufacturing tools to reduce cost, improve quality, and increase throughput. Lead and support capital expenditure (CER) processes including justification and ROI analysis. Support root cause analysis using

DMAIC, 5

Whys, 8D, and other problem-solving tools. Manufacturing Support Sustain and improve current manufacturing processes with a focus on fiber optic assemblies. Create and maintain manufacturing instructions, routings, and specifications for new product introduction. Support data collection and perform statistical analysis to ensure process control. Utilize statistical and DOE methods to develop and optimize new manufacturing processes. Work closely with quality teams to define process limits and manage material specs, aligning process capabilities with product requirements. Serve as a subject matter expert for fiber optic manufacturing processes across TE's global operations footprint.

Must Haves:

5+ years' experience in relevant engineering experience Bachelor's degree mechanical, electrical or manufacturing engineering Experience with NPI Manufacturing Experience with machine/process design and deployment into production

Plusses:

Exposure with manual assembly Proficiency with CAD Experience working with a regulated background