Automotive Manufacturing Engineering

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn how automotive plants are structured and what manufacturing engineers do to support vehicle production.
• 2 Understand the complete vehicle production sequence from stamping to final assembly and testing.
• 3 Apply tooling and process engineering methods to design fixtures, dies, and assembly operations.
• 4 Implement lean tools such as value stream mapping, 5S, kanban, and kaizen across automotive operations.
• 5 Analyze quality core tools including APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and PPAP to improve factory performance.
• 6 Explore robotics and automation systems used in body shops, painting, and material handling.
• 7 Discover Industry 4.0 technologies including IoT sensors, digital twins, and predictive maintenance.
• 8 Understand just-in-time supply chains and logistics strategies for tier suppliers and plant operations.
• 9 Apply health, safety, and environmental standards including ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and OSHA.
• 10 Evaluate the manufacturing impact of electric vehicles, lightweight materials, and connected cars.
• 11 Develop production planning and control skills for scheduling, capacity, TPM, and line balancing.
• 12 Create an integrated launch plan that combines product designs, processes, and quality systems.