Manufacturing Engineer Level 3

Scope and Decision Rights

• Own assigned processes, analyses, documentation, tooling, readiness activities, and improvement deliverables within approved standards.
• Identify and escalate missing requirements, design conflicts, safety issues, schedule risk, and resource constraints early.
• Recommend controlled product, tooling, layout, process, and work-instruction changes for approval.
• Lead assigned DFM/DFA, process, tooling, PFMEA, readiness, root-cause, and capital reviews and mentor Levels 1 and 2.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop process flows, work-cell layouts, station content, standard work, visual work instructions, and training support.
• Perform time studies, labor analysis, capacity calculations, bottleneck reviews, line balancing, and productivity analysis.
• Design or coordinate tooling, fixtures, jigs, gauges, material presentation, handling aids, and ergonomic improvements.
• Participate in DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, control-plan development, pilot builds, process trials, readiness reviews, and ramp-up support.
• Analyze safety, quality, rework, scrap, downtime, labor, material-flow, and delivery data and implement controlled improvements.
• Support capital equipment justification, specifications, supplier reviews, installation, validation, and handoff.
• Maintain project plans, technical records, layouts, analyses, action logs, and benefit reporting.

Working Interfaces

• Advanced Manufacturing: manufacturing strategy, production priorities, labor model, facility flow, capital priorities, and performance expectations.
• Product Design & Engineering: product definition, models, drawings, BOMs, specifications, design changes, DFM/DFA feedback, and release readiness.
• Automation & Electrical Systems: controls/electrical requirements, Panel Shop and Electrical Integration interfaces, automation opportunities, test needs, and equipment readiness.
• Production and Fabrication: process observation, standard work, work-center layout, capacity, labor standards, tooling, training, quality feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Product Management and Project Management: requirements, volume assumptions, delivery commitments, cost targets, schedule, change impacts, and product priorities.
• Safety & Quality: risk assessment, ergonomics, regulatory and quality requirements, inspection points, NCR/CAPA, validation of process changes, and safe work methods.
• Procurement and Supply Chain: supplier capability, component and material flow, make-versus-buy analysis, lead-time risk, kitting, packaging, and delivery performance.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Manufacturing/industrial engineering, process planning, standard work, time studies, capacity, layout, tooling, DFM/DFA, data analysis, and continuous-improvement capability appropriate to level.
• Working fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, quality, material-flow, and ergonomic knowledge.
• Strong CAD/layout, spreadsheet/data, documentation, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Typically 7-10 years of manufacturing, industrial, process, operations engineering, internship, co-op, or related experience.
• Hands-on fabricated or assembled product experience is preferred.

Success Measures

• Assigned deliverables meet safety, quality, capacity, labor, schedule, documentation, and readiness expectations.
• Production risks are raised early and issues are resolved through controlled action.
• Improvements produce measurable safety, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, or labor benefits.
• Demonstrates progression toward the next level of ownership.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Regular presence throughout manufacturing and production areas.
• Prolonged computer, CAD/layout, analysis, document, and planning work.
• Frequent walking, observation, measurement, trials, and interaction around industrial equipment.
• Travel to suppliers, customers, other operating companies, and manufacturing sites as required.
• Compliance with PPE, lockout/tagout, fall protection, electrical safety, and site requirements.