Process & Product Senior Engineer

Process & Product Senior Engineer

Michelin, the worldwide leader in tires, is hiring.

Key Expected Achievements

• Validate processes in compliance with the HQRI approach and planned timelines while applying Right First-Time principles.
• Conduct and lead the industrialization of new products, processes, materials, and product, process, and material revolutions using standard HQRI (Homologation, Qualification, Industrial Robustness) with central Method and Product R&D teams.
• Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures.
• Maintain the overall database of product and process specifications and communicate with relevant parties within the plant.
• Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, and administrative staff in problem-solving, process issues, process capability, performance deviations, and material problems.
• Guide the plant team in root-cause analysis and countermeasures.
• Handle factory requests related to SMQDC performance drifts with the required responsiveness and demonstrate the effectiveness of implemented actions.
• Define and make technical standards and specifications available while following standard change-management procedures.
• Support process and quality improvement, waste-reduction, capital expenditure, operating expenditure, and other improvement projects.
• Perform performance analyses and variation analysis using digital data mining and exploitation approaches.
• Support new product, process, and material industrialization by studying new machinery and facilities and recommending or selecting efficient combinations.
• Identify product and process risks using relevant tools such as PFMEA and develop action plans to mitigate risks and costs.
• Create and validate quality plans and action plans derived from quality planning.
• Integrate and validate measurement processes into the process-validation approach.
• Ensure change-management processes comply with ISO 9001 and company standards.
• Perform any other responsibilities assigned by management.
• Ensure all team members participating in the HQRI approach are trained.

Potential Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science, Material Science, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• Preferably 4–5 years of relevant experience.
• Professional qualifications in Quality Management or Continuous Improvement are an added advantage.
• Experience in new product introduction (NPI), process validation, and industrialization projects within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Sinhala, with strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated customer focus, teamwork and collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Michelin is an equal employment opportunity employer of visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, and people with disabilities. Accommodation is available for any part of the employment application process by contacting accommodations@michelin.com.