Manufacturing Engineer V

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer V

Job ID: 26-05176

Location: Columbus, IA - Client Emission Solutions Columbus South

Duration: 12 Months on W2 Contract

Job Description

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing process development for assigned projects, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, and business objectives.
• Apply advanced manufacturing principles to optimize equipment performance and drive efficient, scalable production processes.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives using Client standards and tools to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and improve quality.
• Establish and standardize manufacturing methods and best practices to ensure consistency and operational excellence.
• Influence and collaborate with key stakeholders, including business leaders and external partners, to drive alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional and external resources to execute project deliverables on time and within scope.
• Serve as a technical leader by sharing expertise, coaching stakeholders, and strengthening overall team capability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to support collaboration, knowledge sharing, and sustained process improvements.

Qualifications and Competencies

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Build strong collaboration and communication skills to effectively partner with cross-functional teams and ensure alignment on manufacturing goals and priorities.
• Champion health, safety, and ergonomic best practices while designing efficient workstations and processes that protect employees and improve productivity.
• Apply manufacturing knowledge, drawing interpretation, and analysis-led design to develop optimized processes, equipment selection, and tooling solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement through structured problem solving, standardized process documentation, and data-driven decision-making to enhance quality and reduce cost.
• Drawing Interpretation - Integrates product design and manufacturing equipment engineering drawings to support the design and development of an optimal manufacturing process that meets product design specifications.

Additional Details:

• VPI - Support Launch Activity
• Must have experience with Fanuc HandlingTool or Arc Tool
• Must have understanding of GD&T and be able to interpret engineering drawings
• Schedule will be 6 months on dayshift, M-F, then 6 months on nights, M-F

Skill, Education, or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field, with 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.

Additional Manager notes

This is a fully onsite role. The selected candidate will be asked if they were informed about the split shifts. Anyone not able to work the split shift will not be considered. Before your candidate is shortlisted this will need to be confirmed. Please make sure the candidate has all the necessary skills to fulfill this role.

This assignment is expected to last for 1 year, with the potential for extension based on business needs. This piece is important to note before agreeing to the role. Schedule is split by half the year on days and the other half on nights.

• First half is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Second half is Monday through Friday, from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM. (Flexible on what this looks like)
• Once the hiring manager is ready to move forward, qualified candidates will be invited to participate in a 60-minute in-person interview.

Contact:

Madhu Sudhan J: madhu.s@sunrisesys.com | 319-242-4032 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com