Process Development Lean Engineer Trainee (Manufacturing)

Location: Budapest, Hungary; significant time on the shop floor is required.

Company

hirify.global develops energy technologies and transformer manufacturing solutions through its Grid Technologies division.

What you will do

• Support manufacturing engineering activities for transformer assembly and final-finishing processes.
• Observe shopfloor processes, collect and analyze cycle-time, process, and quality data, and identify losses and bottlenecks.
• Support the development of workplaces, tooling, fixtures, material flow, and assembly methods.
• Perform measurements, process trials, tests, verification, and validation of improvements.
• Update procedures, work instructions, visual standards, and technical documentation.
• Gradually take ownership of a smaller process-development or improvement topic with engineering guidance.

Requirements

• Currently studying mechanical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Availability for at least 4 days and 32 hours per week.
• Practical, process-oriented mindset and interest in Lean Manufacturing.
• Willingness to spend significant time on the shop floor.
• Ability to cooperate with Engineering, Production, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, and Purchasing.
• Fluent English, both verbal and written.
• Good computer and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Lean, CAD, PLC, or automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work on assembly and final-finishing improvements in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Practical learning in Lean and process-development methods.
• Experience spanning shopfloor observation, data analysis, trials, and implementation.
• Opportunity to work collaboratively with an 18-engineer Production Development & Technology department and related functions.
• Opportunity to own a smaller process-improvement topic.