Program Manufacturing Engineer

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Overall responsibilities and duties:

Program Manufacturing Engineer involves designing and developing a production system for a program, ensuring compliance with Group standards and objectives. He/She also involves in PFMEA supporting, acting as an interface between the Program Core and Plant teams, managing production launches, reporting manufacturing risks, and ensuring successful milestones. The role also involves testing new models, evaluating equipment and processes, and supporting customer audits in production line.

The main missions of the role are:

• Ensure seamless transition from design to manufacturing through concurrent engineering with product engineers.
• Develop, validate, and implement complete production systems including layout, process flow, equipment/tool interfaces, and documentation per program objectives and standards.
• Conduct PFMEA and risk analysis to support new model introduction and define mitigation plans.
• Act as the liaison between the Program Core Team and Plant Team to align manufacturing readiness.
• Manage production launch, ramp-up, and validate new jigs, equipment, processes, and floor layouts before mass production.
• Lead line installation, qualification, and resolve production line issues effectively.
• Support customer audits and ensure manufacturing milestones are met on time.
• Perform capacity analysis, cycle time studies, line balancing, manpower planning, and continuous improvement (Kaizen).
• Execute trials for new models and processes, summarize results, and confirm process compatibility with new products.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum education level:  Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or any relating field.

Experience: 

• Minimum 3 years of EMS or Electronics for Automotive with knowledge of electronics assembly process flows (backend).
• Experience in production area, including a position in Manufacturing Engineer/ NPI Engineer/ Process Engineer/ Project Engineer

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Good command in English (Speaking, Writing and Reading).
• Good organization, rigorous and autonomous.
• International mindset.
• Problem-solving skills
• Results/objectives oriented.
• Good Team Player.

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. 
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. 
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) 
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. 
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. 

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.