Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

About The Position

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.