Key Skills

Job Description

At AME, we design and manufacture innovative, sustainable, and high-quality products by combining electronics, mechanics, software, and advanced manufacturing technologies. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you play a key role in bringing new products from development into production. You are responsible for the industrialization process, from identifying manufacturing risks at an early stage through to qualifying the final production process, and act as the representative of the Operations department within product development projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Product Owners, Tooling Development Engineers, Project Buyers, Supply Chain, and production colleagues, you ensure that products and manufacturing processes are ready for successful introduction into the factory. What you’ll do Act as the Operations representative in product development projects and support the successful industrialization of new products. Assess customer requirements, technical specifications, and project deliverables from a manufacturing feasibility, risk, and industrialization perspective. Organize and drive key industrialization activities; Design for Manufacturing and PFMEA sessions, ensuring actions and risks are properly followed up. Define and optimize the production process, including workflows, line balancing, control plans, work instructions, tooling usage, and packaging methods, to achieve the required efficiency and quality targets. Develop and execute the NPI strategy to validate and qualify manufacturing processes before production ramp-up. Monitor industrialization progress and provide updates to project teams and relevant stakeholders. Support manufacturing with second-line engineering support, including 8D problem-solving, and help resolve product and process-related issues. Contribute to continuous improvement, change management, cost estimations, and technical decision-making throughout the product lifecycle. Guide Junior Engineers and Trainees and review technical documentation when needed. Who are you? BSc or MSc in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related Engineering field. 3–5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, industrialization, NPI, or a similar engineering environment. Experience with preparing and transferring products into production. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and industrialization. Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; at least a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Experience with Design for Manufacturing, process risk analysis, and tools such as PFMEA and Control Plans. Able to work independently on most tasks while seeking support when facing more complex challenges. Comfortable working in project-based environments and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders. Process-focused, analytical, hands-on, and able to turn technical requirements into practical manufacturing solutions. Fluent in English. Why join AME? Play a key role in bringing innovative high-tech products from development into production. Represent Operations and have a direct impact on how products are manufactured. Work closely with specialists across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Project Management. Take ownership of the industrialization process while working on a variety of projects. See the direct impact of your work on the factory floor. Enjoy responsibility and room for professional growth in a fast-growing, international organization.

Core Responsibilities

You will act as the Operations representative in product development projects to ensure successful industrialization and production readiness. This involves defining production processes, managing manufacturing risks, and providing second-line engineering support to resolve process-related issues.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a BSc or MSc in an engineering field and possess 3–5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing or NPI. Proficiency in Lean Six Sigma methodologies and experience with process risk analysis tools like PFMEA are required.

Benefits

• Professional growth
• International environment