Manufacturing Test Engineer
About The Position
Xylem is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer for its Morton Grove, Illinois facility. The role develops, optimizes, and maintains manufacturing test systems to ensure product quality, reliability, and performance. The engineer works with Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to improve test capabilities, increase efficiency, and support production of water technology solutions. The position leads manufacturing test operations, quality and reliability efforts, manufacturing performance improvements, and new product introduction activities. It supports test-system design and validation, troubleshooting, process improvement, audits, pilot builds, validation testing, equipment commissioning, and production planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Applied Science, or a related technical field.
- 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, test engineering, or a related discipline, with a strong focus on test systems.
- Strong electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic troubleshooting aptitude.
- Experience with Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 and manufacturing quality systems.
- Strong analytical, technical, project management, and communication skills.
- Experience working cross-functionally in manufacturing environments.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
- Experience with CNC machining, manufacturing testing, and automated test systems.
- 3D CAD and SolidWorks experience.
- Experience in engineer-to-order manufacturing environments.
- Experience with Value Stream Mapping and Lean transformation initiatives.
- Experience in a union manufacturing environment.
- Automotive, aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement test setups and measurement systems based on engineering requirements.
- Validate and optimize manufacturing test systems to ensure reliable and repeatable results.
- Develop best practices, fixturing solutions, and troubleshooting procedures to support test operators.
- Assist with modernization and continuous improvement of test equipment and facilities.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions to address quality issues and improve process capability.
- Develop and maintain PFMEAs, process control plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Support ISO 9001, UL, ASME, and other regulatory and quality audits.
- Partner with Quality Engineers to reduce defects and improve product reliability.
- Monitor Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and identify opportunities to improve throughput and productivity.
- Conduct time studies and analyze manufacturing data to drive efficiency and cost savings.
- Support Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, Lean Manufacturing initiatives, and other continuous improvement activities.
- Collaborate with maintenance teams and third-party contractors on calibration, preventive maintenance, and equipment upgrades.
- Partner with Design Engineering during product development and transfer-to-production activities.
- Coordinate pilot builds, first article inspections, validation testing, and equipment commissioning.
- Support capacity planning, resource utilization, and business continuity initiatives.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Bonus
- Paid volunteer program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
