Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Yanfeng · Monroe, MI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Yanfeng (automotive) in Monroe, MI. In North America, Yanfeng is focused on enhancing the mobility experience through the design, development, and manufacturing of automotive interiors, seating, electronics, and passive safety systems.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Robotics, Welding, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $78k–$166k.
Median of the low and high ends of 31 live postings that list pay, out of 92 manufacturing engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 91 other live manufacturing postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$166k, from 31 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ New product launch 64%
- Tooling 48%
- ✓ Lean 42%
- FMEA 33%
- Automation 29%
- ✓ Team leadership 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Yanfeng in Monroe
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Job Summary
Provide single point technical contact on engineering and technical topics and issues. Direct reports may include product engineers and designers.
Main
Responsibilities
- ◆Understand customer engineering organization, and build relationships with engineering and technology key “decision makers”.
- ◆Understand customer product issues and opportunities for product improvements.
- ◆Ensure OEM engineering groups understand technical and manufacturing capabilities.
- ◆Support teams with program specific issues.
- ◆Inform customer engineering leadership of significant launch or production related issues (“no surprises”).
- ◆Provide single contact point to OEM engineering.
- ◆Provides Leadership to his Group following the YFAI leadership expectation model
- ◆Prepares strategic decisions
- ◆Plan resources and budgets
- ◆Communicates with peer engineering managers and shares best business practices
- ◆Leads group of lead engineers and engineers / technicians to develop a multi part product (system) or multi step processes to a set of
requirements
defined by “customer”.
- ✓Responsible for using all YFAI standards and systems (BOS, PLUS, Lean, CPP, CMP, EPIC, BEP)
Specific
Education
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Jenoptik laser weakening
- ✓vibration welding
- ✓flame treat
- ✓robotic sewing
- ✓press lamination
- ✓ABB, Fanuc, and Kuka robots
- ✓IMGL and IMGS vac forming
- ✓auto edge folding
- ✓sonic welding
- ✓heat stake welding
- ✓robotic spray paint
Common
Requirements
Business Operating System (BOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related BOS requirements.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance
requirements
Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
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Our Investment in You
- •Competitive Compensation Packages
- •Generous Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
- •Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits from day one
- •Competitive 401k Match
- •Rewarding Healthy Behavior Program
- •Life and Disability Insurance
- •Supplemental Health Plans
- •Employee Assistance Program
- •Company Discount Program
Thank you for your interest in Yanfeng. As one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, we are creating the future of mobility as a collaborative, global team. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, as well as a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we are a company with an established history and a bright future.
In North America, Yanfeng is focused on enhancing the mobility experience through the design, development, and manufacturing of automotive interiors, seating, electronics, and passive safety systems. Founded in Shanghai in 1936, Yanfeng’s history of innovation and craftsmanship have since expanded the business globally. Currently, Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide.
Become a part of something more. Join our team as we grow and create the future of mobility, together.