Engineer - Manufacturing

Donato Technologies Inc•Grapevine, TX

7d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for operational performance in an assigned area, including quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. The role combines engineering training with lean manufacturing principles and a focus on quality to reduce waste in the production system. As a member of a team, the engineer contributes to continuous improvement activities throughout the facility. The position oversees manufacturing operations and ensures engineering documentation aligns with manufacturing and service methods. It supports new product introduction, production test validation, root-cause analysis, workforce training, environmental health and safety projects, and continuous improvement. The engineer manages projects, develops and implements manufacturing processes and industrialization methods, and works to improve cost, throughput, capacity, and resource utilization. The role is based in Grapevine, Texas. It involves office and warehouse conditions, including potentially moderate to high noise, seasonal temperature extremes, and periods of walking through the facility. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods and must be able to lift objects weighing approximately 25 pounds.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
At least 2 years of experience in an Electronic Manufacturing Engineering role.
Solid understanding of manufacturing process structure.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work with tight schedules and rapid development cycles.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and credible demeanor.
Ability to communicate concepts effectively with various levels of the organization.
Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work occasional overtime and be flexible to work overtime for special projects or business support.
Hands-on, ambitious, and driven to succeed.
Goal-oriented and accustomed to achieving results through teamwork.
Able to lift objects weighing approximately 25 pounds.
Able to tolerate moderate to high noise levels in a warehouse environment.
Able to walk for extended periods and reach above shoulder height, bend or stoop below the waist, and perform repetitive wrist, hand, or finger movements.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a computer school or college with a major in industrial engineering is preferred.
Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement Kaizen leadership.
PLC and HMI programming and interface experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee product manufacturing and ensure engineering documentation is consistent with manufacturing and service methods.
Manage aspects of new product introduction in accordance with company policies.
Verify performance validation tests for introduction into Production Test.
Determine root causes of product handling problems.
Assist with training Assembly and Test personnel.
Support continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and delivery by deploying a continuous improvement framework.
Support Environmental Health and Safety projects to promote a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
Manage assigned projects in support of division, plant, and project objectives.
Develop approaches to problems involving processes, tooling, equipment, facilities, and cost.
Plan, detail, and implement industrialization methods, tooling, and equipment for manufacturing and service operations.
Appropriate and track expense and capital expenditures within planned budgets.
Develop and implement cost reductions to meet or exceed departmental and plant goals.
Design, develop, and implement manufacturing processes to support customer products.
Develop application software and tooling for complex machines and mechanical process steps in a manufacturing sector.
Plan and lead assessments of machine and process capability using Design of Experiments and statistical methods across the manufacturing process.
Lead disciplined problem-solving for complex single-stage or multistage product, process, component, and related issues affecting manufacturing efficiency.
Manage single-line engineering projects, including creating project and change-management plans, assigning and distributing project roles, and communicating project needs to participants.