Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer

Job Posting Title Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Summary Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field with 5 years of experience in the position. This position is responsible for ensuring tooling availability, optimizing tooling costs, improving tool life, and leading technical personnel while meeting operational, quality, and financial objectives.

Manage a monthly tooling budget, maintaining strict cost control and achieving Budget and Forecast targets.

Develop, prepare, and monitor the annual Budget and monthly Forecast for direct and indirect tooling expenses.

Monitor and improve CPU (Cost per Unit) performance by implementing effective tooling management strategies and administrative controls.

Analyze tooling consumption, tool wear, tooling failures, and process capability to identify improvement opportunities that enhance tool life, reduce costs, and improve manufacturing performance.

Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing, and suppliers to ensure tooling availability and process stability.

Lead tooling trials, validation of new cutting technologies, supplier evaluations, and implementation of best manufacturing practices.

Establish and monitor KPIs related to tooling cost, tool life, inventory, downtime, and productivity.

Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve OEE, reduce waste, and increase operational efficiency.

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

Experience managing tooling budgets exceeding USD $300K per month.

Strong knowledge of CNC machining, cutting tools, inserts, holders, workholding, and machining processes.

Experience with Budget planning, Forecast, Cost Control, and financial KPI management.

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.

Advanced English communication skills (preferred).

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Dauch no discriminará contra ninguna persona ni solicitante de empleo por motivo de edad, raza, color, género, religión, peso, estatura, estado civil, orientación sexual, historial genético o información, identidad o expresión de género, discapacidad, origen nacional u otra característica protegida por la ley. Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.