Manufacturing Engineer

Singer Group • Torrance, CA

16d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer develops and optimizes manufacturing processes and engineering projects, including cost savings and new processes. The role creates and manages project timelines and drives improvements in safety, quality, cost, and delivery, with little management guidance. The engineer helps define manufacturing planning templates, owns process definition and quality standards, and leads cost-reduction initiatives. The position also focuses on creating lean part flow through production resources and implementing those resources in a new facility.

Working onsite in Torrance, California, the engineer independently defines and implements general assembly inline or end-of-line vehicle process requirements in collaboration with vehicle design, software, and integration teams for new product launches. The engineer plans and executes capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production demand, and creates and manages manufacturing bills of materials, work instructions, and specifications. The role develops and maintains manufacturing and test planning for processes, products, and integration. The salaried role generally follows a 6:00 AM–2:30 PM schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
• Three to five years of experience in a similar role.
• Good understanding of bills of materials, manufacturability, process design, process validation, assembly methods, design reviews, and cost-reduction methodologies.
• Demonstrated results using lean principles, value stream mapping (VSM), 5S, or similar methods.
• Root Cause and Corrective Action experience.

Responsibilities

• Create, clarify, and share standard work describing efficient task methods.
• Manage project timelines and drive improvements in safety, quality, cost, and delivery.
• Contribute to manufacturing planning templates, process definition, quality standards, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Create lean part flow through production resources and implement those resources in a new facility.
• Initiate and lead development and optimization of engineering projects, including cost savings and new processes.
• Define and implement general assembly inline or end-of-line vehicle process requirements for new product launches in collaboration with vehicle design, software, and integration teams.
• Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production demand.
• Create and manage manufacturing bills of materials, work instructions, and specifications.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing and test planning for processes, products, and integration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level