Manufacturing Engineer

Laboratory Testing LLC•Hatfield Township, PA

12d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer provides service to Laboratory Testing’s machine shop customers and internal teams, with a focus on improving quality, on-time delivery, and efficiency. The role sets machining and inspection standards—including programs, fixtures, workflows, and documentation—for shop personnel to use, while troubleshooting issues and driving continuous improvement. The engineer is responsible for SolidWorks drawing creation and archival, review of customer drawings and GD&T, development and optimization of CNC programs, inspection-program support, fixture and tooling design, workflow and cell-layout improvements, and maintenance of job and fixture Bills of Material. The role also owns the machining and inspection nonconformance process (MINCE), maintains a backup library of CNC programs, uses LTI’s Infor Cloud Suite Industrial and Shop-Trak ERP systems, and leads process improvement, 5S, and standardization initiatives with shop-floor leaders.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment; equivalent working experience demonstrating the competencies for the role will be accepted.
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, Process, or a related engineering field.
Lean Level I certification or equivalent.
Computer skills in SolidWorks, MasterCAM or equivalent CNC programming software, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office.
Skilled in reading and interpreting industry and customer specifications and technical documents.
Strong internal and external communication skills.
Ability to create a detailed cut-up plan in SolidWorks.
Ability to draw specimens and fixtures and create DXF files in SolidWorks.
Must qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable ITAR requirements to work in the facility.

Responsibilities

Own the Machine Shop’s inspection and machining program standards, providing direction and documentation for shop personnel.
Create, revise, and archive specimen and fixture drawings in SolidWorks, including cut-up plans and DXF files.
Review customer drawings to confirm GD&T requirements can be met.
Develop, troubleshoot, and optimize CNC machining programs using MasterCAM for new and recurring work; partner with machinists on setup, tooling, and programming issues.
Maintain, update, and troubleshoot inspection equipment programs and measurement discrepancies to minimize downtime.
Work with shop personnel to create setup and operating procedures for complex specimens.
Design and specify fixtures and tooling for repeatable, efficient setups.
Assist with shop workflow and cell layout to reduce cycle time.
Develop and maintain Bills of Material for fixtures, tooling, and recurring jobs.
Own and maintain the MINCE nonconformance process; review nonconforming specimens to ensure quality standards, protect product integrity, and support continuous improvement.
Maintain a backup library of CNC machine programs.
Use LTI’s Infor Cloud Suite Industrial and Shop-Trak ERP systems.
Lead process improvement, 5S, and standardization initiatives with shop-floor leaders to reduce process variation.