Senior / Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer - Hydraulic Hose

Continental • Fairlawn, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role can sit in Fairlawn, OH, Norfolk, NE or Mount Pleasant, IA. The Senior / Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer will serve as the Business Area technical authority for hydraulic hose manufacturing equipment, ensuring consistent standards and capability across all sites. This role is crucial during the end-to-end industrialization of new products, from design definition through launch and stable serial production. The engineer will provide expert guidance on manufacturing equipment technologies, materials, and assembly processes, including escalation and problem-solving support. Responsibilities include defining and optimizing equipment concepts, automation, tooling, and layouts to meet safety, quality, cost, scalability, and capability targets. The role also supports investment initiatives for capital asset selection, leads improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, and supports structured problem-solving using Lean and Six Sigma tools. The engineer will deploy and govern manufacturing best practices and technical standards globally, seek newer technologies for hose manufacturing, and support strategic planning for equipment maintenance. Additionally, the role involves supporting ME Leadership with reviewing post-launch manufacturing performance, monitoring KPIs, identifying and assessing industrialization equipment risks, analyzing trends to prevent recurrence, driving adherence to global equipment standards, defining and deploying technical guidelines, and serving as a subject matter expert for hydraulic hose equipment industrialization, including training and coaching. Support is also provided for the introduction of new technologies, materials, and processes through validation, documentation, and standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, with strong knowledge in hydraulic hose manufacturing processes.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in rubber and plastic production processes and ramp-up projects.
• Experience with engineering software packages including MS Office Suite
• Deep expertise in the state-of-the-art equipment for hydraulic hose manufacturing (Mandrel Preparation, Extrusion, Braiding, Cover, Assembly, Curing, Blow out, Pressure Test and Crimping)
• Experienced working with international teams on production topics and understanding foreign cultures
• Ability to travel 15-35%
• Proficiency in English required
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, with strong knowledge in hydraulic hose manufacturing processes.
• Rubber and hydraulic hose technology, including braided and spiral designs and manufacturability
• Hydraulic hose production processes & equipment
• Core hose manufacturing processes (mandrel preparation, extrusion, braiding, cover, curing, blow‑out, pressure testing, crimping, inspection, packing, etc.)
• Product and process industrialization technologies, systems, standards, and infrastructure
• Industrial engineering fundamentals and methods
• Design and product manufacturing test processes
• Technical requirements definition to support the purchasing process

Responsibilities

• Serve as Business Area technical authority for hydraulic hose manufacturing equipment, ensuring consistent standards and capability across all sites.
• Serve as core expert during end‑to‑end industrialization of new products from design definition through launch and stable serial production.
• Provide expert guidance on manufacturing equipment technologies, materials, and assembly processes, including escalation and problem‑solving support.
• Define and optimize equipment concepts, Automation, tooling, and layouts to meet safety, quality, cost, scalability, and capability targets.
• Support investment initiatives for capital asset selection to manufacture hoses.
• Lead improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Support structured problem‑solving using Lean and Six Sigma tools (A3, 8D, DMAIC, SPC, MSA).
• Deploy and govern manufacturing best practices and technical standards to ensure consistency and long‑term equipment robustness, with global teams and under global hose manufacturing standards.
• Seek newer technologies for hose manufacturing with a market perspective and global new trends.
• Support strategic planning for maintenance of hose equipment.
• Support ME Leadership with reviewing post‑launch manufacturing performance to ensure stable serial production and compliance with industrialization standards.
• Support ME Leadership with monitoring of KPIs for equipment performance and efficiency.
• Identify and assess industrialization equipment risks and coordinate mitigation actions with plant teams.
• Analyze trends and deviations to prevent recurrence and drive proactive improvement.
• Drive implementation and adherence to global equipment standards across locations.
• Define, maintain, and deploy technical guidelines and best practices in alignment with sector and plant teams.
• Serve as subject matter expert for hydraulic hose equipment industrialization, providing training, coaching, and technical support to engineers and plant teams.
• Support introduction of new technologies, materials, and processes through proper validation, documentation, and standardization.

Benefits

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
• As a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans, where they apply.
• Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability.

What This Job Offers

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