Manager II – Manufacturing & Process Development Engineering

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of engineers who will:

• Develop power connector assembly manufacturing process in accordance with LEANPD product development.
• Drive for excellence in existing manufacturing technologies and methods.
• Strive to implement new manufacturing technologies to provide improved process and tolerance control.
• Support Product Development in the optimization designs (DFM) and piece parts for manufacturability; realizes sample tooling, product samples, and prototypes.
• Design, develop, and qualify tooling and processes to meet company DDN quality and production standards.
• Support the supply chain to verify supplier compliance and capability.
• Act as the binding element between product development and manufacturing engineering, ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical interface.
• Maintain communication with the project management team to understand current and future strategic business needs
• Prioritize and time manage a portfolio of projects/work efforts based on criticality and business need
• Provide readouts to Senior manager and Director-level cross-functional management as necessary
• Work with the Philippines operations team to assign resources necessary for the successful execution of new product development
• Facilitate and coordinate cross-functional communication across globally matrixed organizations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or above degree with mechanical/electrical related majors.
• At least 5 years of managerial-level experience related to a multinational manufacturing site.
• Familiar with Lean, Six Sigma. etc. industrial methods/tools.
• With 2 years or above work experience in the connector assembly industry is preferred.
• Fluent in English and good presentation skills.
• Familiar with MS software.
• Familiar with industrial specification (i.e., IPC 620).
• Familiar with Stamping / Plating / Molding / Assembly processes