Lead Layout Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing / Workstation Layout Lead Engineer to guide and mentor our engineering team in designing, validating, and implementing optimized 2D/3D workstation layouts.

In this role, you will lead launch readiness efforts, ensure tooling and equipment integration align with lean manufacturing principles, oversee contractor installations, and drive continuous improvement across assembly operations.

• Team Leadership & Workstation Layout: Lead, train, and mentor a team to develop and maintain 2D and 3D workstation layouts using AutoCAD , aligning with overall production flow and plant constraints. Ensure the team coordinates data for ergonomic assessments and reach studies (using tools like ErgoMan or Process Simulate Human) to verify operator comfort and safety. Validate that the team maintains accurate station documentation, drawing revisions, and design change logs.
• Lead, train, and mentor a team to develop and maintain 2D and 3D workstation layouts using AutoCAD , aligning with overall production flow and plant constraints.
• Ensure the team coordinates data for ergonomic assessments and reach studies (using tools like ErgoMan or Process Simulate Human) to verify operator comfort and safety.
• Validate that the team maintains accurate station documentation, drawing revisions, and design change logs.
• Launch Readiness & Process Integration: Drive the team to meet launch deliverables and achieve overall station readiness. Collaborate with Launch Industrial Engineers to balance line workloads and confirm station cycle times meet takt targets. Participate in pilot builds and process validation to verify layout accuracy and resolve design-related issues. Support updates to PFMEA documentation, work instructions, and tooling layouts as design changes are implemented.
• Drive the team to meet launch deliverables and achieve overall station readiness.
• Collaborate with Launch Industrial Engineers to balance line workloads and confirm station cycle times meet takt targets.
• Participate in pilot builds and process validation to verify layout accuracy and resolve design-related issues.
• Support updates to PFMEA documentation, work instructions, and tooling layouts as design changes are implemented.