Joyson Safety Systems is one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of automobile occupant protection systems with sales of approximately 6.4 billion euros and more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We stand for innovation and progress. As a reliable and competent partner to the automotive industry, we design, develop and produce occupant protection systems and components. Our product portfolio consists of steering wheels, airbags and generators, seat belts, technical plastic parts, child seats, electronics and sensors. We believe in the opinion of almost all well-known motor vehicle manufacturers worldwide.
To support our team we are looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Inflator (all genders) for our Global Core Team in Aschaffenburg or Freiberg and Schönebeck.
Your tasks:
* Define and document process standards, key technologies, and manufacturing / equipment concepts and standards for manufacturing of different types of inflators
* Functionally lead, guide, and align the (globally dispersed) core manufacturing engineers and teams for inflators in the regions and/or product groups/ business units
* Define standard manufacturing process for inflators, derive standard equipment / technology with consideration of different requirements (e.g. due to wage level, volume)
* Coordinate global experts in manufacturing engineering regarding standardization and modularization of manufacturing processes
* Analyze potentials for automation and standardization in manufacturing processes, including evaluation of useful and efficient automation
* Identify key processes, compare existing approaches and make proposals for improvements, standardization and automation
* Drive implementation and continuous improvement of standards together with the regions/plants
* Foster and enable global information exchange and benchmarking regarding manufacturing technologies and processes
* Align initiatives across regions and divisions
Your profile:
* Min 7 years of relevant experience in automotive manufacturing
* Min 5 year of relevant experience in the field of inflator manufacturing
* University degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, physics or similar
* Deep process understanding on manufacturing process for inflators (pyro, stored gas)
* Comfortable with functioning in a global matrix operating environment
* Multicultural and/or global experience
* Business fluent in English, any other language is a plus (especially Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Romanian, Portuguese)
* Regular business travel (regularly within Germany/to Italy, appr. 3-4 overseas trips p.a.)
* Preferred Location: Aschaffenburg (alternative: Freiberg/Sachsen, Schönebeck)