Senior / Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer - Hydraulic Hose

This role can sit in Fairlawn, OH, Norfolk, NE or Mount Pleasant, IAHOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACTServe as Business Area technical authority for hydraulic hose manufacturing equipment, ensuring consistent standards and capability across all sites.Serve as core expert during end‑to‑end industrialization of new products from design definition through launch and stable serial production.Provide expert guidance on manufacturing equipment technologies, materials, and assembly processes, including escalation and problem‑solving support.Define and optimize equipment concepts, Automation, tooling, and layouts to meet safety, quality, cost, scalability, and capability targets.Support investment initiatives for capital asset selection to manufacture hosesLead improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.Support structured problem‑solving using Lean and Six Sigma tools (A3, 8D, DMAIC, SPC, MSA).Deploy and govern manufacturing best practices and technical standards to ensure consistency and long‑term equipment robustness, with global teams and under global hose manufacturing standards.Seek newer technologies for hose manufacturing with a market perspective and global new trends.Support strategic planning for maintenance of hose equipmentSupport ME Leadership with reviewing post‑launch manufacturing performance to ensure stable serial production and compliance with industrialization standards.Support ME Leadership with monitoring of KPIs for equipment performance and efficiencyIdentify and assess industrialization equipment risks and coordinate mitigation actions with plant teams.Analyze trends and deviations to prevent recurrence and drive proactive improvement.Drive implementation and adherence to global equipment standards across locations.Define, maintain, and deploy technical guidelines and best practices in alignment with sector and plant teams.Serve as subject matter expert for hydraulic hose equipment industrialization, providing training, coaching, and technical support to engineers and plant teams.Support introduction of new technologies, materials, and processes through proper validation, documentation, and standardization.