Joseph W Schaffer
Product Engineering | Technical Leadership | Product Development & Design | Project Management | Engineering Vision | Business Development/Customer Support
- Role
- Director of Sales Application Engineering at MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.)
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joseph W Schaffer
I am an engineering executive with expansive experience driving innovation, improving products and processes to better serve customers, and bridging cross-functional boundaries. I understand the big picture, P&L, and how technical and commercial elements work together. In my current role as Director of Sales Application Engineering, I guide a team of nineteen responsible for customer applications development, DFM/DFA, VA/VE, and estimating. I have past engineering leadership experience within powertrain technologies, power sports, commercial vehicles, and metal fabrication industries. My teams and I have designed, developed, and integrated engine systems as well as cooling, fuel, intake, and exhaust systems. Colleagues appreciate that I am calculated in my response to engine and vehicle systems integration and steady with my approach to procedures and delivering quality work. I bring a wide breadth of technical expertise in both large and small companies combined with a hands-on and practical approach. What I love most is the opportunity to work with mechanical components and to see those designs come to life. When I am involved and able to be hands-on, work is play. My leadership style is collaborative, and I take a great deal of pride from past successes in helping my direct reports earn promotions and go on to flourish in leadership roles.As a lifelong “gear head,” I am passionate about motor vehicles, engines, and electric-powered equipment and spend my free time on motorsports, performance, and vehicle restoration. I love anything mechanical and systems integration; seeing new discoveries and the synergy that happens when many areas come together is exciting! I am happy to connect on LinkedIn or email me at j••••••••@gmail.com.
Experience
Director of Sales Application Engineering
MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.)
Aug 2024 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Engineering Management
Skills
- Gd&T
- Team Leadership
- Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
- Automotive Engineering
- Lean Manufacturing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Value Stream Mapping
- Leadership
- Design for Manufacturing
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
- Process Improvement
- Integration
- People-Oriented
- Testing
- New Business Development
- Cost Management
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Program Management
- Automotive
- Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (Dfmea)
- Apqp
- Dfmea
- Fmea
- Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Maintenance & Repair
- Product Development
- Vehicles
- Product Design
- Six Sigma
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- R&D
- Project Management
- Ppap
- Engineering
- Kaizen
- Problem Solving
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