Manufacturing Engineer
Shift: 1st Shift (Monday – Friday)
Salary: $120,000 – $130,000 per year
Manufacturing Engineer Role
The Manufacturing Engineer exists to design, optimize, and document robust manufacturing processes and tooling for precision gearing and mechanical drive components. This individual serves as the technical authority on the production floor, driving continuous improvement, resolving shop-floor bottlenecks, and ensuring all products meet strict drawing and quality specifications.
Manufacturing Engineer Responsibilities
- Develop, evaluate, and optimize manufacturing methods to maximize production efficiency
- Create and maintain operational routings and sequence-of-operation sheets aligned with engineering drawings
- Design and specify custom tooling, workholding, and fixtures required for gear machining and assembly
- Generate and manage technical documentation, including NC and CNC programs and operator process sheets
- Specify inspection frequencies and design custom gauging to verify full part compliance with dimensional tolerances
- Serve as the primary technical liaison on the shop floor to troubleshoot machining and assembly challenges in real time
- Identify root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring quality defects and schedule disruptions
- Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to new and existing product designs to minimize production costs
- Lead continuous improvement and lean initiatives to decrease cycle times, reduce scrap, and compress lead times
- Maintain compliance with ISO-9000, TS-16949, and Six Sigma standards and procedures
- Train and mentor shop operators and technical staff to strengthen core departmental capabilities
Manufacturing Engineer Reporting Relationships
This position reports directly to the Engineering Manager and has no direct supervisory reports.
About You
- Hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline, or possess an equivalent track record of hands-on technical manufacturing experience
- Possess 5 to 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience within precision machining, gearing, or heavy industrial equipment manufacturing
- Demonstrate proficiency in NC and CNC programming for precision machine tools
- Display hands-on capability in designing tooling, fixtures, and specialized gauging
- Exhibit thorough knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and process cost reduction
- Maintain a working understanding of quality systems and standards including ISO-9000, TS-16949, and Six Sigma methodologies
- Gather and analyze technical data skillfully to solve complex manufacturing problems under production deadlines
- Collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering, quality, and shop-floor teams
- Bring a self-motivated, take-charge mindset with a dedication to shop-floor engagement and team development
Next Steps
If a take-charge attitude and strong problem-solving skills describes you, we would like to hear from you.
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This role operates in a combined office and precision manufacturing plant environment. Candidates must be able to navigate the shop floor, wear personal protective equipment (PPE), observe active machining equipment, and handle mechanical components or gauging up to 30 pounds as required by routine floor activities.
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