Manufacturing Engineer, Torque Tubes

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🏄 California, Tennessee, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

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📋 Description

• Drive concurrent engineering (DFM/DFMA), supplier process readiness, industrialization, and engineering change implementation for steel torque tubes and connection features • Develop and deploy tube manufacturing processes from coil preparation and tube forming through welding, sizing, cutting, end forming, hole making, and corrosion protection • Support launch, commissioning, and ramp-up of torque tube manufacturing lines at domestic and international supplier locations • Participate in product development from concept through design release and provide DFM/DFMA input • Review drawings, specifications, GD&T, and design revisions; identify manufacturing risks and recommend solutions • Lead process development for coil handling, slitting, roll forming, seam welding, sizing, straightening, cutting, end forming, punching/drilling, and coating protection • Plan prototype builds, supplier trials, and production validations; verify dimensions, weld quality, connection fit, and coating integrity • Lead value engineering and cost reduction by optimizing material utilization, tooling, line speed, changeover, yield, and scrap • Define manufacturing readiness deliverables including process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, inspection methods, traceability, packaging standards, and ramp criteria • Conduct supplier readiness audits and capacity studies; drive corrective actions • Deploy process controls, in-line inspection, error proofing, automation, and Lean practices using OEE, yield, scrap, downtime, and capability data • Define technical requirements for tube mills, welding systems, cutting/end-forming equipment, gauges, and handling systems; develop FAT/SAT and support installation, commissioning, and training • Review and approve engineering changes in the PLM system; validate supplier implementation, tooling/process updates, traceability, and inventory transition • Provide technical escalation support and lead root-cause analysis and corrective action for manufacturing and field issues • Document and deploy best practices for tube mill setup, tooling, welding, inspection, safe handling, and packaging • Participate in NPI and cross-functional readiness reviews; communicate capacity, validation results, risks, corrective actions, and launch status

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution • At least 10 years of relevant manufacturing engineering or industrialization experience with steel tubes, roll-formed sections, or structural steel components in an OEM or contract manufacturing environment • At least 5 years of experience in DFM, steel tube manufacturing processes, or steel processing machinery, including leading CAPEX projects to implement equipment in factories • At least 5 years of experience serving large OEM customers in renewable energy, automotive, or industrial manufacturing • Demonstrated ability to influence design releases through DFM/DFMA, translate supplier process capability into design requirements, and validate designs in a production environment • Strong hands-on knowledge of roll forming and welded steel tube production, including HF/ERW or equivalent seam welding, tooling setup, sizing, straightening, cutting, end forming, and hole making • Experience leading supplier process and tooling readiness, validation builds, production ramp-up, and on-site troubleshooting • Experience with PLM-based engineering change management and controlled implementation across suppliers • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, steel material specifications, and coating requirements • CAD collaboration skills using SolidWorks or equivalent • Working knowledge of PFMEA, control plans, SPC, process capability (Cp/Cpk), MSA, Lean/Six Sigma, and structured problem solving (8D, 5-Why, Pareto) • Practical knowledge of weld inspection, destructive or nondestructive testing, dimensional gauging, and corrosion protection for tubing • Ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional partners, negotiate technical solutions, and make timely evidence-based decisions • Experience working with global, cross-functional, and multicultural teams • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English • Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical changes and deliver measurable improvements using quantitative data • Ability to manage competing priorities and drive technical risk closure across multiple supplier locations • Ability to work flexible schedules occasionally for global teams • Willingness to travel 30% internationally and domestically • Preferred certifications include Six Sigma Green Belt, PMP, Lean Manufacturing, Journeyman, or other relevant industry certifications • Direct experience with domestic and offshore Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers is preferred • Experience with solar tracker torque tubes, structural tubing, new tube forming or end-connection processes, high-strength or coated steel tube production, and process standardization is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Work contributing directly to accelerating the global shift to renewable energy • Collaboration with world-class engineers, suppliers, and partners across continents • Fast-moving, mission-driven, high-growth environment • Empowered culture valuing bold ideas, authentic collaboration, and excellence • Equal opportunity and inclusive work environment

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