Material Flow Engineer

  • Full-time
  • Contract/country: Unlimited
  • Job family: Project management

Company Description

SEGULA Technologies is a global engineering group serving the competitiveness of all major industrial sectors: automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, life sciences, naval, and telecoms. With a presence in more than 30 countries and 140 locations worldwide, the Group prioritizes close relationships with its customers thanks to the skills of its 15,000 talented employees.

As a leading engineering firm that places innovation at the heart of its strategy, SEGULA Technologies carries out large-scale projects, from design to industrialization and production.

Job Description

Segula Technologies is seeking an Lead Industrial Engineer for Internal Logistics Engineering to support
new product introductions at a major OEM facility. This role focuses on optimal material delivery
methodology of both automatic and manual delivery—ensuring production lines meet performance, no
downtime due to material shortage and ramp-up in collaboration with Manufacturing and Engineering
teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop optimal Internal Logistics network for new Product Introduction and continuous
  • Improvement projects for following material delivery strategies which will include but not limited to:

          - Tier 1 Module delivery
          - Sequence commodities
          - Kitting Strategy
          - Bulk Delivery and Small Lot

  • Perform long lead or front end engineering for logistics processes which includes estimatingautomation, surface area, docks and equipment requirements.
  • Support program team with special studies for cost justification.
  • Present the station readiness plan to steering committee and to the customer.
  • Present the logistics and station design to the core launch team which will include product,engineering, industrial engineering and operational team members
  • Lead simulation and bottleneck analysis to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate
  • constraints.
  • Provide direction to Station Design, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality teams to implement
  • design and process improvements.
  • Lead or participate in continuous improvement (Kaizen) workshops and lean manufacturing
  • initiatives.
  • Track and report launch metrics including cycle time adherence, first-time quality, downtime, and
  • throughput performance.
  • Support pilot builds, tool tryouts, and process validation during pre-production phases.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related discipline) or
  • relevant work experience in logistics engineering for high volume manufacturing companies.
  • 5 years of experience in an automotive manufacturing or assembly environment.
  • Proficiency in using AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel for line layouts and analysis.
  • Experience with warehousing and material delivery strategies including automation and AMR
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

This position is based in Troy, MI, and requires eligibility for a TN visa. 

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