Site Launch Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Site Launch Engineer

Function: Industrial / Manufacturing / Program Launch

Responsible for managing new product launches, ensuring plant readiness for SOP, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving successful production ramp-up while meeting Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery (SQCD) objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead site-level new product launch activities from SOP readiness to ramp-up.
• Coordinate with Program, Production, Quality, Logistics, Maintenance, and Engineering teams.
• Ensure manufacturing process readiness, cycle time validation, and industrialization activities.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, and launch quality requirements.
• Manage pilot builds, production trials, and validation runs.
• Monitor launch KPIs, production performance, defects, scrap, and corrective actions.
• Identify launch risks, track action plans, and ensure on-time project delivery.
• Support continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• Experience in Product Launch, Industrialization, or Manufacturing Engineering.

Required Skills

• APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan
• Program / Project Management
• SOP Readiness & Ramp-up Management
• Manufacturing Process Validation
• Injection Molding / Assembly / Paint Shop Exposure
• Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving
• SAP, MS Excel, PowerPoint
• Cross-functional Stakeholder Management