Erik Muñoz

Manufacturing Engineering with 8+ years of experience leading Product Engineering support, Manufacturing Services, New Product Introduction (NPI), product sustainment, industrialization, and continuous improvement across industrial automation, HVAC, and medical device manufacturing. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, driving manufacturing readiness, engineering change implementation, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Maintenance, and Global Engineering teams. Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis, PFMEA, manufacturing documentation, and operational excellence focused on improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction.

• Agile
• Attention to detail
• Claude
• Communication
• Data analysis
• English
• First Aid
• Kaizen
• Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Oracle
• Organization
• Power BI
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Python
• Quality assurance
• Root Cause Analysis
• SAP
• Scrum
• Spanish
• SQL
• Teamwork
• Time management

1. Senior Manufacturing Engineer

   JOHNSON CONTROLS

   Oct 2025 to Jan 2026

   Apodaca, Mexico

   • Provided technical leadership for a team of 8 engineers and technicians supporting 6 production lines across 3 shifts in industrial chiller manufacturing HVAC • Increased and sustained YVAM production capacity by 50%, from 1.0 to 1.5 chillers per day per line, through workflow redesign, bottleneck analysis, takt time optimization, and line balancing. • Served as technical lead for NPI manufacturing activities across the YDAM and YVAM chiller platforms, leading DFM reviews, PFMEA development, process definition, plant layout planning, BOM reviews, point-of-use material strategy, and production implementation. • Led continuous improvement and engineering change projects, including ECO/ECN implementation, resolving manufacturability issues in collaboration with Product Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and suppliers. • Led cross-functional Kaizen initiatives across Mexico and the United States, leading a team focused on process standardization, manufacturing flow, and operational improvements.

2. Senior Manufacturing Engineer

   JOHNSON CONTROLS

   Jan 2025 to Jan 2026

   Apodaca, Mexico

   • Led a multidisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering team of engineers and technicians supporting ETO manufacturing operations and product sustainment for industrial chillers. • Supported capacity planning, manufacturing strategy, and production readiness for Engineer-to-Order (ETO) HVAC products. • Led manufacturing engineering activities across 6 production lines and 3 shifts, driving manufacturing readiness, process improvements, line support, tooling, layout changes, and standard work execution, implementation of standard work culture. • Improved YVAM production capacity from 1.0 to 1.5 chillers per day per line through workflow redesign, bottleneck analysis, takt time optimization, and line balancing. • Served as a technical lead for NPI manufacturing activities for the YDAM platform, including DFM reviews, PFMEA development, process definition, layout planning, BOM reviews, point-of-use material strategy, and implementation support. • Coordinated engineering changes, audit findings, corrective actions, and continuous improvement projects impacting safety, quality, flow, capacity, and operational performance. • Partnered with Product Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and suppliers to resolve manufacturability issues, material constraints, and process risks during launch and ramp-up. • Supported customer audits, ISO requirements, and Mexico/United States Kaizen initiatives focused on process standardization, manufacturing flow, and operational excellence. • Supported Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), BOM revisions, manufacturing documentation updates, and product lifecycle activities while minimizing production disruption.

3. Manufacturing Engineer

   GE HEALTHCARE

   Jan 2024 to Jan 2025

   Apodaca, Mexico

   • Drove manufacturing engineering and NPI support Mobile X-Ray systems in a regulated medical-device manufacturing environment under ISO 13485 requirements. • Supported product industrialization, engineering changes, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp-up for the Mobile X-Ray 2.0 platform. • Implemented cycle time reduction, standardized work, workstation optimization, and flow improvement initiatives to strengthen manufacturing performance and operator execution. • Lead root cause investigations, failure analysis, and corrective actions using structured problem-solving tools to improve process stability, quality, and production output. • Supported supplier qualification, PPAP validation at supplier location, process validation, and cross-functional reviews with SQE, Supply Chain, Production, and Product Engineering. • Developed and maintained manufacturing documentation, process controls, and readiness actions supporting compliant, repeatable, and scalable production.

4. Manufacturing Engineer

   ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

   Jun 2018 to Dec 2023

   Guadalupe, Mexico

   • Supported manufacturing engineering and NPI activities for servo motors, VPH stators, Kinetix drives, and industrial control products, providing assembly testing, manufacturing documentation, and product feedback to U.S. and local engineering. • Developed and optimized coil winding programs, configuring winding coordinates, tension, speed, and turn-count parameters to improve process consistency and product quality. • Executed FAT, SAT, equipment qualification, and production validation for 6 new manufacturing assets, including 3 coil winding machines, 2 balancing machines, and 1 automated press, supporting equipment readiness and production release. • Increased stator production capacity by 20%, from approximately 2,500 to 3,000 units per week, through coil winding program optimization and strategic deployment of additional winding equipment. • Delivered $19,000 USD in annual cost savings by optimizing copper usage in stator manufacturing while maintaining product quality and process requirements.

5. Manufacturing Engineer

   ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

   Jan 2018 to Jan 2023

   Guadalupe, Mexico

   • Led manufacturing activities and NPI support for servo motors, VPH stators, Kinetix drives, and industrial control products in high-mix industrial automation manufacturing. • Collaborated with Product Engineering, Global Engineering, Quality, and Operations to support product changes, manufacturing readiness, and continuous product improvement. • Developed and optimized coil winding programs, including winding coordinates, tension control, winding speed, turn-count verification, and process capability improvements. • Executed FAT, SAT, equipment qualification, and production validation for new manufacturing assets, including 3 winding machines, 2 balancing machines, and 1 automated press. • Developed manufacturing layouts, tooling solutions, and capacity expansion plans supporting scalable production for motor and stator manufacturing operations. • Supported engineering documentation, manufacturing standards, BOM validation, and production support activities for industrial automation products. • Supported production volumes of approximately 3,000 coils per week while improving cycle time, troubleshooting process issues, and driving productivity improvements.

1. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL)

   Bachelor, Mechatronics Engineering

2. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

   Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering

• Lean Bronze

  Rockwell Automation

• Six Sigma White Belt

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• Internal Auditor ISO 9001

• FMEA Specialist Certification

  GE Healthcare

• Automotive Quality Core Tools

  Johnson Controls

• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor