Leader, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering – Finishing Processes & Technology

- Function scope: advanced manufacturing engineering for finishing processes and technology, from process development and technology down-selection through industrialization, validation and hand-off to Production.

- Team: Advanced Manufacturing Engineers, plus technicians and engineering interns as assigned.

- Project portfolio: multiple concurrent projects executed with internal resources, other TPI plants, corporate AMT and external technology suppliers.

- Budget: participates in the definition and follow-up of the area's capital and expense budget and in the justification of technology investments, within established authorization levels.

- Geographic reach: finishing processes at the plant, with interaction with other TPI sites in Mexico and the US (travel up to 25%).

- Workload indicators: number and complexity of active projects, on-time project delivery, technology maturity progression, process capability demonstrated at validation and hand-off, savings and productivity gains delivered by implemented projects, team competency development, and safety and quality performance of implemented solutions.

- Manufacturing process development, optimization and industrialization for composite and finishing operations.

- Composite material processing and inspection.

- Design and execution of engineering test plans and technology down-selection.

- Statistical process control (SPC), process capability studies and measurement system analysis.

- Data analytics applied to manufacturing process improvement (Power BI, Minitab, SQL or equivalent).

- AI / machine-learning tools applied to process monitoring, defect detection and quality improvement.

- Root cause analysis and structured problem solving (RCA, 5 Why, Ishikawa, DOE).

- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies (Kaizen, SMED, Poka-Yoke, 5S).

- Project management of multiple concurrent engineering projects, including scope, schedule and cost control.

- Interpretation of drawings, BOMs and technical specifications; geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

- CAD 3D modeling and technical documentation (SolidWorks, CATIA or equivalent).

- PDM/PLM systems, technical document control and Microsoft Office.

- Development of work instructions, process standards and training material.

- Capital project justification, cost-benefit analysis and business case preparation.

- Team leadership, people management and accountability for results.

- Talent development, coaching and mentoring.

- Strategic and systems thinking.

- Decision making under uncertainty and with incomplete data.

- Change management and ability to influence without authority.

- Effective communication and executive presentation skills.

- Negotiation and conflict resolution.

- Cross-functional collaboration and teamwork.

- Emotional intelligence, self-awareness and active listening.

- Delegation and priority management.

- Analytical and critical thinking.

- Attention to detail and quality orientation.

- Innovation, creativity and continuous improvement mindset.

- Bias for action, results orientation and drive to succeed in a fast-paced setting.

- Adaptability and resilience.

- Integrity, ethics and role-modeling of the organization's values.