Launch Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to utilize your talents where innovation, diversity and commitment to excellence is the standard, while offering opportunity and growth. We have a newly created Launch Engineer position for our US operations, to support the successful launch of exciting new platforms while working with a cross-functional team.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a detailed oriented individual who has excellent communication and organizational skills. The Launch Engineer will utilize engineering and quality assurance expertise to support the positive launch of new programs.

This role requires working in an office environment at ConMet's Monroe, North Carolina location.

Key Duties:

• Support and lead quality engineering requirements within APQP process for successful operations launch.

• Responsible for ensuring our customers' quality requirements are understood and met.

• Provide support to engineering, quality, and production activities in the areas of advanced quality planning and product, process, integrity, and improvement.

• Reviews advanced quality planning documents, FMEA's, PDS, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Charts, Gage R&R studies, and capability studies to help identify and resolve issues during the development and launch of a new product.

• Interactions with plant manufacturing employees, plant maintenance employees and plant leadership in understanding the plant focus and the barriers to production performance.

• Prepares and presents project progress reports with team members and plant personnel.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or quality preferred; plus, minimum two or more (2+) years' experience in quality/project management or relevant field. In lieu of degree, minimum of five years' overall experience:
• APQP Core Tools experience developing and maintaining quality documentation including Process Flow diagrams, PFMEA's, DFMEA's, Control Plans, APQP checklists, and work instructions.

Preferred:

• Automotive or commercial vehicle experience highly preferred.

• Experience with PLM systems / Teamcenter /Smartsheet/SAP.

• Previous experience dealing with customers and suppliers on a management level.

• Foundry manufacturing, injection molding and finishing processes experience and knowledge.

About ConMet

ConMet, a division of Amsted Industries, is a leading global supplier of wheel hubs, aluminum castings, and structural plastics to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket channels in the commercial vehicle industry. Founded in 1964, ConMet innovation has been critical in designing, engineering, and manufacturing revolutionary technologies for trucks and trailers. Today, ConMet products are standard equipment on most heavy-duty vehicles in North America and have a growing footprint worldwide.

ConMet is committed to creating products and services that align with critical customer needs. The development of more efficient products, processes, and technology that transform the way customers run and maintain their vehicles is central to ConMet's vision.

Diversity & Inclusion Pledge

At ConMet, differences are not ignored, but celebrated. Our goal is to encourage a deeper knowing of our people, pulling out knowledge and experiences to ignite creativity. We are committed to achieving workplace equity by intentionally creating a work environment where all people are respected, accepted and have a sense of belonging.

Because people are what drive our success, ConMet's Diversity and Inclusion program empowers all employees to embrace their individuality and share their abilities to further our innovations, thus improving the lives of our employees and customers, and strengthening our position as a leader in our market.

Compensation & Benefits

• Excellent base salary and targeted annual bonus structure

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical/dental/vision coverage, life and disability protection

• Innovative vacation plan

• Participation (100% company paid) in the ConMet/Amsted Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

• Company 401k program match

• Wellness reimbursement

ConMet provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws ("Protected Characteristics"). Ensuring fair wages is an important Company value. Accordingly, the Company will not pay wages to any employee at a rate less than the Company pays to other employees for work that is substantially equivalent and requires comparable skills unless a bona fide factor justifies a pay differential. The Company prohibits pay disparity based on Protected Characteristics or prior salary history. The Company prohibits retaliation against employees for discussing compensation.