Engineer

Location: Georgetown, Kentucky, United States

Type: Contract

Pay: $40–45 per hour

On Site

Benefits: Begin Day 1, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Health, Dental, Vision

Description:

The primary responsibility of this role is to lead body weld new vehicle manufacturing introductions in assigned areas, including strategic planning, simultaneous engineering, process planning, pre-production trials, and kaizen of ongoing operations. Reporting to the Body Engineering Manager, the Engineer will work with a cross-functional team to support Body PE Departmental and Manufacturing goals for safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop new model introduction strategies, including process improvement plans, plant layouts, capacity analysis, investment requirements, and project justifications with ROI.
• Conduct simultaneous engineering with styling, body design, logistics, manufacturing, and equipment suppliers to influence new model designs for efficient, best-in-class manufacturing processes.
• Lead process development through design, machine specification, equipment procurement, installation, safety risk assessments, process and production trials, quality and productivity confirmation, and handover to manufacturing.
• Support manufacturing innovation and implementation in areas including new materials, joining, quality inspection, logistics, automation, electrification, digital engineering, and Industry 4.0.
• Ensure body parts, subassemblies, and finished vehicles meet quality standards for weld integrity, dimensional compliance, surface quality, and other customer requirements.
• Travel up to 30% as needed to support onsite investigations, modifications, and milestone meetings.
• Work both independently and collaboratively to support overall project activities and milestones.
• Interact with multiple stakeholders including part suppliers, stamping engineering, body design, facilities engineering, equipment suppliers, program managers, accounting, finance, manufacturing, and maintenance.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or 6 years equivalent Engineering-related experience.
• 1–5 years experience, proficiency with 3D CAD.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Average overtime typically 5 hours/week; peak up to 20 hours/week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Automotive pre-production or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Automation experience including tooling/jig design, equipment procurement, and installation.
• 3D CAD experience (Catia or Delmia).
• Familiarity with PLCs.
• Design for Manufacturing / Simultaneous Engineering experience.
• Internal logistics experience including route planning, simulations, analysis, packaging, and automation.
• Quality process setup including containment, repeatability, and nondestructive inspection.
• Project management skills including scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, problem solving, and reporting.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Statement:

Reliance One, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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