Manufacturing Engineer

Ralliant•Spartanburg, SC

4d•$66,900 - $124,300

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer provides hands-on troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and process improvement for Anderson-Negele’s assembly cells in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Working directly with operators and technicians in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment, the role focuses on restoring production flow, eliminating recurring defects, and improving consistent, repeatable assembly-cell performance. The engineer supports production interruptions, assembly defects, and test failures across electronic and electromechanical products and equipment. The position also supports production testing and validation, new product introduction, product transfers, and engineering changes. It develops and maintains standard operating procedures, work instructions, test procedures, and troubleshooting guides, while strengthening site troubleshooting capabilities through coaching and collaboration with production, quality, design engineering, and supply chain teams. Anderson-Negele makes hygienic instrumentation solutions for food, beverage, and life sciences processors, with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Germany and sales and service offices in several regions worldwide.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
Hands-on experience supporting assembly cells or a live manufacturing environment.
Working experience with electronic components, electromechanical assemblies, sensors, or controls.
Proven use of structured root-cause analysis to resolve production issues and sustain improvements.
Basic PCBA skills, including component identification, visual defect recognition, multimeter checks, and ESD handling.
Ability to read electrical schematics, technical drawings, and test procedures.
Practical electrical and electronic troubleshooting skills.
A practical, hands-on approach suited to a fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume environment.
Strong communication and documentation skills.
Ability to collaborate across production, quality, and engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

2–5 years of experience in manufacturing, production, test, or electrical engineering.
PCBA board-level troubleshooting experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with lean manufacturing, standard work, ERP/MES systems, and instrumentation or sensing products.

Responsibilities

Provide daily, hands-on support to resolve production interruptions, assembly defects, and test failures.
Investigate issues involving PCBAs, sensors, wiring, electromechanical assemblies, fixtures, and test equipment.
Work with operators and technicians to reproduce failures and resolve issues at the point of assembly.
Lead structured root-cause analysis of defects, recurring failures, and process variation.
Implement corrective actions and verify that they prevent recurrence.
Support production testing and validation of electronic components and assemblies.
Identify and eliminate sources of rework, waste, downtime, and disrupted production flow.
Use production, test, and quality data to prioritize improvements and verify results, including first-pass yield, rework, and downtime.
Support new product introduction, product transfers, and engineering changes into production.
Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Coach operators and technicians to strengthen the site's troubleshooting capability.
Partner with production, quality, design engineering, and supply chain teams.