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Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in Research and Industrialization

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLerma Municipality, State of Mexico, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering is required; Industrial or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required.
  • At least five years of industry experience is required; automotive interiors experience is preferred.
  • Experience with seating products is desired.
  • PFMEA development experience is required.
  • MODAPTS or equivalent training or certification is wished for.
  • Direct and indirect labor analysis and planning are required.
  • Experience specifying, ordering, running off, installing, and qualifying equipment is required.
  • Capital equipment budget planning and tracking are required.
  • Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new software and applications quickly are required.
  • The ability to draw two-dimensional layouts in CAD software is required.
  • Analytical problem-solving ability is required.
  • Knowledge of design for assembly and manufacturing is required.
  • Project management skills for planning development and execution are required.
  • The ability to work with customers, program teams, designers, and commercial teams is required.
  • Leadership with suppliers and internal teams is required.
  • Leadership of ramp-up, problem-solving, and stabilization is required.
  • Experience conducting cross-functional manufacturability reviews with designers is required.
  • PLC knowledge and a desire to program are required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing processes by completing detailed engineering analyses, including design for assembly and manufacturing, logistics and contingency planning, process flow, process labor planning and line balancing, material flow and line-side presentation, plant layout, ergonomic analysis, and process failure mode and effects analysis.
  • Provide specific support activities for other programs in the region.
  • Prepare and present program revisions with the SDT.
  • Specify, purchase, and accept production equipment and tooling.
  • Validate manufacturing processes against labor targets, production output, and quality standards, including OEE.
  • Conduct GD&T analysis.
  • Own APQP manufacturing deliverables.
  • Apply statistical methods including SPC, MSA, capability studies, and DOE.
  • Conduct value stream mapping.

Desired Qualifications

  • Automotive interiors experience is preferred.
  • Experience with seating products is desired.
  • MODAPTS or equivalent training or certification is wished for.

About the Company

Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating, designing, manufacturing, and delivering seating systems and components for various vehicles. It uses a vertically integrated process from research and design to production, with more than 200 manufacturing and assembly plants across 29 countries, ensuring consistent quality and innovation. The company sells seating solutions to major automakers to differentiate vehicles through quality, technology, and performance, and it operates AdientDX to enable controlled data exchange across its supply chain. Its goal is to maintain leadership in automotive seating by delivering high-quality, scalable seating solutions with a global footprint and data-enabled operations.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Plymouth Township, Michigan
Founded
2015

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