ME Process Engineer – Assembly Manufacturing & Automation

About the role

As an ME Process Engineer you will lead Assembly Manufacturing Engineering Vision, Testing & Automation activities, ensuring robust industrial processes, successful new product launches and transfers, and continuous performance improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead industrialization of Vision, Testing & Automation processes from feasibility studies through SOW elaboration to ramp‑up, MQ1, MQ2 and SOP ownership.
• Develop, validate and implement assembly processes according to BOP/BOE using Aptiv standards and customer requirements.
• Monitor program milestones to launch new assembly processes on time, meeting quality, capacity and profitability targets.
• Support cost calculation for new opportunities and ensure installation and release of processes during transfers and capacity extensions.
• Define, maintain and optimise Vision, Testing & Automation parameters to guarantee process capability, quality and reliability.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives such as OEE improvement, cycle‑time reduction, labour‑content reduction, scrap reduction and cost optimisation.
• Train production and maintenance teams on equipment operation, setup and basic troubleshooting.
• Support root‑cause analysis for quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Required profile

• Minimum Bac+4 in a technical field (electromechanics, electronics, automation, etc.).
• At least 2 years of experience with assembly processes, especially testing and vision systems.
• Knowledge of industrial processes, equipment maintenance and automation.
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and a willingness to drive continuous improvements.

Required skills

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) programming.
• TIA Portal automation software.
• Vision control systems such as Cognex and Keyence.
• Programming languages: C#, C++, Python.
• Lean manufacturing techniques.