Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Ametek, Inc.•Village of Garden City, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer owns and optimizes assigned manufacturing value streams for heat exchanger products, from cost estimating and process design through production, validation, and lifecycle support. The role plans, designs, and sustains manufacturing processes and equipment to improve flow, quality, delivery, and total cost while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements. The position leads structured continuous improvement initiatives using Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma techniques to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve value stream performance. It also provides technical expertise and hands-on support to production, quality, and supply chain teams, and supports new product introductions and improvement efforts across engineering and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
At least 5 years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering.
Experience with metal fabrication, welding, and/or brazing of pressure-containing products.
Experience in a highly regulated industry such as Aerospace, Defense/Military, Medical Device, Nuclear, Automotive, or a similar industry.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve conflicting priorities and gain cooperation.
Demonstrated experience improving plant layout and material handling.
Strong analytical and technical skills, including ability to interpret drawings, schematics, and layouts.
Proficiency in MRP systems and Microsoft Office.
Demonstrated experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Six Sigma tools to improve and sustain processes and yield desirable results.
Project management skills, including managing multiple priorities under pressure and fast-tracking project schedules.
Highly organized, process-oriented, and results-driven approach, with a continuous-improvement mindset and strong problem-solving capability.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and reduce costs; ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
Legal right to work in the United States and legal authorization to access export-controlled information and source code.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Oracle MRP systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

Own assigned manufacturing value streams and align process capability, cost, quality, and delivery performance with business and customer requirements.
Lead and participate in Kaizen events, Lean initiatives, and Six Sigma projects to improve cost, yield, cycle time, throughput, and reliability.
Use value stream mapping and data-driven analysis to identify bottlenecks, constraints, and non-value-added activities, then prioritize improvements by financial and operational impact.
Apply statistical methods to identify root causes of process variation, defects, or failures and recommend corrective actions involving designs, tolerances, materials, or processing methods.
Develop and maintain manufacturing cost estimates and should-cost models for new and existing products, including labor, material, overhead, tooling, and capital assumptions.
Support quoting, pricing, and make-or-buy decisions with fact-based cost estimates and sensitivity analyses.
Work with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to compare estimated and actual costs and identify cost-reduction and margin-improvement opportunities.
Analyze and quantify the financial impact of process improvements, capital investments, and sustainable manufacturing initiatives.
Design, specify, install, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and tooling for safe, repeatable, capable processes.
Design and optimize manufacturing layouts and work cells to improve flow, ergonomics, capacity utilization, and efficiency.
Identify and implement product or process changes to improve manufacturability, reduce cost, and enhance quality, applying knowledge of metal fabrication, welding, brazing, tooling, assembly methods, and quality standards.
Design and execute process validation, capability studies, and testing methods to establish manufacturing standards and confirm process robustness.
Review product designs for manufacturability, completeness, and cost effectiveness; support equipment, material, and supplier selection.
Evaluate manufactured products against specifications and quality requirements and troubleshoot design, material, or process issues.
Develop, document, and implement standard work instructions and engineering documentation for critical manufacturing operations.
Provide technical expertise and hands-on support to production, quality, and supply chain teams.
Support new product introductions and continuous improvement efforts across engineering and operations.