Production Development Engineer

Exel Composites•Erlanger, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Exel Composites is seeking a Production Development Engineer for its Operations team at its manufacturing site in Erlanger, US. This permanent, full-time role plans and executes factory and operations development activities and serves as a design and technology specialist. The engineer supports daily production, develops machinery, tools and equipment, and manages development and investment projects from planning through production release. The role works closely with Production, Operations Management, Application Engineering, suppliers and other internal stakeholders to improve production efficiency, solve technical problems and create scalable, long-term solutions that support safe, reliable and profitable operations. The position reports to the Site Leader. The engineer provides hands-on technical support to production; monitors production performance and recurring issues; designs machinery, tools, fixtures, auxiliary equipment and line equipment; and develops manufacturing methods, processes and production efficiency. The role also prepares technical specifications and documentation, supports CAD-based design, manages equipment and operations-development projects, coordinates suppliers and quotations, contributes to investment planning and purchasing, and supports the introduction and ramp-up of machinery and technologies as well as factory services and other operational development activities. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and have valid work authorization for employment at the US site. Applications and CVs, including salary expectations, are requested by November 22, 2026.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or another relevant technical field.
Relevant experience in production engineering, manufacturing development, mechanical design or a comparable industrial engineering role.
Experience with machinery, tools, fixtures or production-equipment design.
CAD design skills and the ability to produce clear technical documentation.
Experience managing technical projects, including schedules, budgets and stakeholder coordination.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Structured, decisive and organized approach to work.
Good communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to take initiative and work independently while collaborating effectively across functions.
Good spoken and written English.
Legally authorized to work in the United States with valid work authorization for employment at the US site.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an industrial manufacturing or production environment.
Knowledge of manufacturing methods, machining technologies, CNC or CAM.
Experience with ERP, MES or other production-management systems.
Experience preparing technical specifications or RFQs, or working with equipment suppliers.
Experience introducing new machinery and technologies.
Knowledge of composite materials or continuous manufacturing technologies.
A proactive, collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.
Ability to balance immediate production needs with longer-term factory development.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on technical support to production and solve production-related problems with other functions.
Monitor production performance and recurring issues, and develop practical, scalable, long-term solutions.
Design production machinery, tools, fixtures, auxiliary equipment and line equipment.
Prepare technical specifications based on Operations and R&D requirements.
Develop manufacturing methods, processes and production efficiency.
Support CAD-based design and technical documentation.
Manage machinery, equipment and operations-development projects, including budgets, schedules and production release.
Prepare requests for quotation and coordinate equipment and tool suppliers.
Support investment planning with Operations Management.
Support the introduction and ramp-up of new machinery and technologies.
Support equipment specifications and purchasing activities in the ERP system.
Support factory services and contribute to other operational development activities as needed.