Liaison Engineer

Keel•Hollywood, SC

10d

About The Position

The Liaison Engineer serves as the technical bridge between design engineering, manufacturing operations, and external suppliers. The role translates engineering intent into manufacturable shop-floor solutions while supporting product quality, production flow, and compliance with standards. Responsibilities include real-time troubleshooting, design-for-manufacturability improvements, and managing non-conformances to support efficient, reliable production. The position also supports automation and robotics initiatives, including serving as the primary technical bridge among external system integrators, design engineering, and live production operations for new installations. Travel between facilities may be required. The role may involve standing, walking, sitting, reaching, pushing or pulling, climbing or balancing, stooping or kneeling regularly, and lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds; mechanical means are required for weights exceeding 50 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Experience in a manufacturing environment; shop-floor support experience is strongly preferred.
Proficiency in engineering drawings, GD&T, and technical specifications.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to respond quickly to technical issues.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, production, and supplier teams.
Ability to travel between facilities as needed.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including regularly standing, walking, sitting, reaching, pushing or pulling, climbing or balancing, stooping or kneeling, and lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds; mechanical means are required for heavier weights.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MRB, ECR processes, or design-change workflows.
Experience with automation systems, robotics, or system integrations.

Responsibilities

Evaluate manufacturing deviations, defects, or damaged parts as part of the Material Review Board and authorize use-as-is, repair, or scrap dispositions.
Identify design errors or unbuildable manufacturing plans on the shop floor and draft design or manufacturing change requests for design-office approval.
Provide immediate on-the-floor troubleshooting to help prevent manufacturing line stoppages.
Communicate shop-floor feedback and recurring manufacturing issues to design teams to improve future product revisions and tooling.
Interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications for shop personnel to support compliance with standards.
Coordinate with external suppliers when raw materials or vendor-supplied components deviate from specification limits.
Collaborate across functions to identify, implement, and optimize automated and robotic technologies on the shop floor.
For new automation installations, coordinate technical integration among external system integrators, design engineering, and live production operations.
Perform other related duties as assigned.