Manufacturing Process Engineer

About the role

INKAS® is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to evaluate, develop, and improve automotive manufacturing processes, with a focus on welding and assembly operations. You will support equipment launch, process design, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes for welding, assembly, fixturing and material flow.
• Create process sheets, standard work instructions, layout concepts and detailed work instructions for production.
• Support launch of new products, equipment and tooling from concept through production readiness.
• Lead or support process validation, PFMEA, root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action implementation.
• Interface with production, quality, maintenance, tooling, product engineering and suppliers to resolve process issues.
• Improve throughput, reduce scrap/rework and drive lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Monitor process capability, perform data analysis and drive efficiency, safety and quality performance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Welding or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–5+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience, preferably in an automotive environment.
• Hands‑on experience with welding and assembly processes, tooling, fixtures, automation or BIW systems.

Required skills

• Resistance welding, MIG/GMAW, FCAW, projection welding, robotic welding.
• PFMEA, control plans, process audits, production launch support.
• CAD (Siemens NX or similar), layout development, equipment specification.
• Lean manufacturing, process control, quality systems, continuous improvement tools.
• Data analysis and process capability monitoring.