Launch Engineer - New Product Introduction

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Drive MBOM creation, manufacturing and operations readiness, supply chain readiness, and implementation (builds) for new and insourced content into the Semi Factory, with a clear target to meet or exceed program milestones. Own MBOM configuration for new variants and sustaining changes

• Scale mass production against reliability, repeatability, and robustness targets, partnering with operations to hit aggressive ramp schedules 

• Participate in and lead cross-functional Program and Manufacturing Readiness forums. Provide clear updates on status, recovery plans, risks, and budgets at working and executive levels 

• Manage the change control process from weekly forums through PCA approval and plant implementation — running trials and executing as hard cutovers or running changes. Keep detailed plans from trial through implementation in dashboards, Excel, Confluence, and Jira. Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for BOM issues, and run completeness and accuracy audits throughout the program lifecycle 

• Ensure excess inventory is properly accounted for at product launch and throughout the product lifecycle 

• Plan, organize, and orchestrate pre-launch build activities. Oversee manufacturing validation for the program, including APQP execution, PPAP status and approvals, supply chain readiness for internal and external sources, handover from launch planning to production planning, factory transitions, and follow-up on excess/obsolescence and post-program/service introduction 

• Oversee validation of factory systems for launch preparation. Manage budgets for equipment, tooling, materials, and resources to avoid overruns and keep cost efficiency on the program 

• Facilitate root cause analysis, triage, and closure of open actions, with emphasis on process capability, assembly integrity, error proofing, and EHS in daily work 

• Collaborate daily with manufacturing teams (Quality, Process, Parts Control, EHS, Equipment, and Material Planning) and regularly provide feedback and deliverables to Design, Testing, Service, Remanufacturing, and suppliers. Push Design for Manufacturing feedback upstream 

Job Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, or related technical field), or equivalent experience 

• At least 3 years of manufacturing process, supply chain, vehicle engineering, or technical program management experience. Experience in high-volume/high-complexity manufacturing, including internships

• Strong understanding of APQP for product development and PPAP for supplier and part approvals 

• Production operations knowledge: how complex production lines operate, including line balance, OEE, error proofing, and process capability across facilities and departments 

• Familiar with Excel, PowerPoint, Jira, and CAD tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA or similar) 

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering fundamentals, with the ability to apply first-principles problem solving 

• Ability to lead through high ambiguity and undefined scope, and to re-prioritize against program milestones and deliverables. Excellent teamwork skills to lead discussions around RCA, process design, process validation, and assembly methods in a cross-functional environment 

• Strong time management to prioritize work, meet milestones, and run multiple workstreams in a fast-paced setting 

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication — able to take high-level engineering problems to senior leadership or production associates. Creative problem solver, versed in multiple methodologies for complicated manufacturing and launch challenges