Cutting Engineer

About the role

The Cutting Engineer is responsible for planning, balancing and monitoring circuit workloads across cutting machines in a high‑volume automotive manufacturing environment. The role ensures accurate information display, appropriate staffing, and optimal tooling and equipment layout to support new harnesses and engineering changes.

Key responsibilities

• Assign circuit workloads and cutting sequences on machines, ensuring proper machine balancing.
• Display workload information on visual aids, work instructions, wire reference sheets, and circuit directories.
• Load weekly production requirements and update them for significant changes.
• Analyze tooling and equipment needs for engineering changes and new programs.
• Calculate staffing requirements based on demand fluctuations.
• Verify racking feasibility, manage overlap inventory, and handle obsolete materials.
• Schedule and monitor service‑part circuit assignments to cutting machines.
• Coordinate label preparation, printing, scanning room setup, and related training for inventory activities.
• Request purchase of tooling and equipment required for production demand variations.
• Support engineering and manufacturing with workload balancing and tooling design.
• Design efficient layout for space utilization and operational efficiency.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in cutting operations within the automotive industry.
• Ability to work with cross‑functional teams and follow lean manufacturing principles.

Required skills

• Tooling
• Workflow Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• AutoCAD
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement Process
• SolidWorks (CAD)
• Design for Manufacturability
• Machining