Position Title: Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Special Projects
Location: Iowa, El Paso, or Juarez
The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Special Projects is responsible for leading and shaping advanced manufacturing technology readiness across the organization. This role drives strategic initiatives, facilitates cross-functional reviews, and ensures the successful implementation and communication of technical data packages.
Key Responsibilities of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Special Projects:
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of TPI’s business processes, templates, and procedures for assessing Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL).
- Architect and maintain standard work and templates for advanced manufacturing processes, ensuring best practices are adopted across all sites.
- Collaborate with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, and Advanced Manufacturing teams to define and drive requirements for complex manufacturing technology projects.
- Facilitate and lead cross-functional manufacturing readiness assessments, synthesizing actions, decisions, and all relevant data for executive review; develop and maintain executive-level summaries and strategic reports for AMT projects, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Partner with project managers to design and execute MRL gap closure plans, milestone reviews, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Champion alignment and best practices across multiple sites and teams, driving organizational improvement and innovation.
Who we are looking for:
Demonstrated ability to organize, analyze, and communicate critical business data and project status to executive audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, analyze, and communicate critical business data and project status to executive audiences.
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to drive inclusive conversations and consensus-based solutions.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to drive inclusive conversations and consensus-based solutions.
Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and strategic thinking.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and strategic thinking.
Deep interest in technical aspects of wind turbine blade manufacturing and emerging manufacturing technologies.
- Deep interest in technical aspects of wind turbine blade manufacturing and emerging manufacturing technologies.
Proven ability to deliver projects within scope, budget, and timeline, while managing multiple priorities.
- Proven ability to deliver projects within scope, budget, and timeline, while managing multiple priorities.
Ability to interact professionally with employees at all levels, including external stakeholders.
- Ability to interact professionally with employees at all levels, including external stakeholders.
Willingness to travel in US and Mexico (25%)
- Willingness to travel in US and Mexico (25%)
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Physical Science, such as Chemistry or Physics, required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Physical Science, such as Chemistry or Physics, required.
Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing and project management, with a proven track record of leading complex initiatives.
- Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing and project management, with a proven track record of leading complex initiatives.
Advanced proficiency with project management tools, software, and best practices.
- Advanced proficiency with project management tools, software, and best practices.
Experience with new technology introduction and change management in manufacturing environments.
- Experience with new technology introduction and change management in manufacturing environments.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 and modern digital tools and methods.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 and modern digital tools and methods.