Manufacturing Engineer I - Commercialization

Targan•Raleigh, NC

11d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer I coordinates the transition of accepted R&D designs into controlled, scalable commercial production. This hands-on role is responsible for production-release readiness, product-data conversion, bill-of-material optimization, manufacturing process development, and engineering-change execution. Working across R&D, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Service, and external suppliers, the engineer preserves approved design intent while establishing safe, efficient, documented, and repeatable methods for building, testing, shipping, installing, and supporting commercial products. The role includes reviewing R&D handoff packages, converting product data for commercial release, optimizing BOMs, evaluating designs for production readiness, supporting pilot builds and launches, and managing changes to commercial products and controlled documentation. The engineer also develops manufacturing and shipping processes, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, measurement methods, and supplier solutions, and may provide onsite installation or production support. Work takes place inside a flex-space building containing offices, open desk space, a laboratory, a machine shop, and a manufacturing floor. The office environment is usually quiet and temperature controlled. Reasonable accommodation will be made for essential job functions. Duties and requirements listed are not exhaustive, and other job-related duties may be assigned by the employee’s supervisor. The description does not create an employment contract other than an at-will relationship.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience releasing complex electromechanical or industrial automation products into controlled production environments.
Proficiency with 3D CAD, engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, specifications, and configuration-controlled design data.
Strong working knowledge of BOM structures, part-number and item-master governance, engineering change orders/notices, revision control, and product lifecycle management or ERP systems.
Experience performing DFM/DFA reviews and evaluating testability, serviceability, safety, quality, sourcing, and production readiness.
Experience developing manufacturing processes, assembly flows, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, measurement methods, and shipping solutions.
Experience supporting pilot builds, production launches, manufacturing scale-up, root-cause investigation, and issue resolution.
Proven ability to manage suppliers, conduct technical reviews, and support onsite installations or production activities as needed.
Strong technical-writing, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to drive deliverables across R&D, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Service, and external partners.
Ability to balance design intent, configuration control, inventory disposition, implementation timing, and practical production-floor needs.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, product commercialization, new-product introduction, or production transfer.

Nice To Haves

SolidWorks experience.
Working knowledge of tolerance analysis, inspection methods, validation, risk management, and quality-system requirements.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the commercial-release handoff from an accepted R&D package through final production release.
Review handoff packages for complete and approved CAD, drawings, specifications, bills of materials, item data, sourcing information, documented risks, and required approvals.
Convert R&D part numbers to the appropriate commercial number series and verify associated item and master data.
Reorganize and optimize BOMs for production-floor execution while preserving approved design intent and configuration control.
Evaluate designs for manufacturability, assembly, testability, serviceability, safety, quality, and production readiness.
Support pilot builds, first production runs, stabilization activities, and resolution of manufacturing issues.
Design and process engineering changes affecting commercial products, manufacturing methods, CAD, drawings, specifications, BOMs, and controlled documentation.
Assess engineering-change impacts to form, fit, function, safety, compliance, interchangeability, sourcing, inventory, work in process, validation, and implementation timing.
Create initial manufacturing, process-flow, assembly, and shipping processes.
Lead development and implementation of manufacturing fixtures, equipment, tooling, and shipping solutions.
Write and execute manufacturing work instructions, manufacturing-flow layouts, shipping instructions, and other controlled documents.
Develop manufacturing processes, fixtures, and measurement methods that meet tolerance requirements and support manufacturing scale-up.
Work with and manage external suppliers, conduct design-for-manufacturability reviews, and provide onsite installation support as needed.
Partner with technical writers to document products, instructions, and engineering-change notice forms.
Interface with cross-functional departments to ensure processes and designs align with the manufacturing environment, launch strategy, and business objectives.
Partner with Quality, R&D, Production, Supply Chain, Service, and other stakeholders to develop manufacturing, shipping, installation, and related processes.