Manufacturing Engineer Director

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The Director of Manufacturing Engineering will lead and oversee all aspects of the manufacturing engineering department and is a key leader within a cross-disciplinary manufacturing engineering team driving initiatives that align to corporate and business unit strategic and evergreen goals. Primary responsibility focuses on leading and influencing a diverse but functionally aligned team to work towards common goals within a regional and global context.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

1. Leads, and develops a high-performing manufacturing engineering team.
2. Develops and implements manufacturing engineering strategies that align with the company's overall objectives.
3. Foster dynamic collaboration with multi-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and supply chain, to ensure seamless integration of engineering projects.
4. Ensure close collaboration with R&D to effectively translate innovative ideas into products by meeting NPI timeline and the work you're doing.
5. Embrace shift left strategy to identify and address issues soon in development stage and reducing time-to-market.
6. Lead the introduction and implementation of manufacturing strategies, processes, and procedures to optimize production efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
7. Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lean manufacturing methodologies.
8. Ensure compliance with all relevant industry standards, regulations, and safety requirements.
9. Develop and maintain important metrics to monitor manufacturing performance and identify areas for improvement.
10. Advocate resource and budget optimization for innovating, validating and implementing impactful changes that drive efficiency.
11. Stay ahead of industry trends and advancements in manufacturing technologies and processes.

Who You Are:
You deliver messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. You focus on the highest priorities and set aside less critical tasks. You seamlessly adapt style to fit the specific needs of others.

For This Role, You Will Need:

1. Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering- Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field.
2. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing leadership role, preferably in electronics related production organization.
3. Proficient knowledge of manufacturing processes.
4. Ability to lead, guide and motivate a team.
5. Must have excellent foresight, analytical and problem-solving skills.
6. Proven ability to think critically, identify root cause and propose effective solutions.
7. Understands and is proficient with project management, engineering documentation requirements, and engineering analysis tools.
8. Ability to effectively communicate and present status, actions, recommendations, and other technical information with clarity and precision.
9. Adhere to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of the health, safety, and environmental program and culture.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

1. Experience with lean manufacturing principles and methodologies.
2. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
3. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
4. Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt).
5. Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
6. Shown proficiency in leading and supervising multi-functional teams.

Your application will include the following questions:

• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Manufacturing Engineer?
• How many years' experience do you have as an Electrical Engineering Team Leader?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager?
• What's the highest level of Lean Six Sigma certification that you have completed?

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing 101-1,000 employees

Please Note:

Malaysian citizenship, Permanent Residency, or ability to secure the appropriate work permit is required to work in this position at NI Penang.

US Customs Law forbids the export of certain technologies to certain countries. Due to licensing requirements which National Instruments does not presently pursue for this position, this regulation effectively prevents National Instruments from hiring candidates for this job (as it would require access to such technology) whose current country of citizenship or permanent residence are Cuba, Sudan, North Korea, Iran and Syria.