Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer will develop and standardize the company's manufacturing cost structure, leading the transformation from a tribal knowledge-driven costing approach to a modern, data-driven system. The role requires strong analytical capability and deep understanding of manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, and repeatability.
• Provide manufacturing engineering support for production operations and new program launches.
• Support new product introduction, process validation, and first article inspections.
• Design, implement, and support tooling, fixtures, production aids, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Manage external vendors and integrators to ensure automation projects meet technical, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Define manufacturing process plans, routings, and BOM structures aligned with actual shop-floor practices.
• Establish and validate labor standards, machine rates, setup times, and run times.
• Develop and maintain standardized, data-driven manufacturing cost models across product families.
• Identify and analyze cost drivers for material, labor, overhead, scrap, yield, and automation ROI.
• Partner with Supply Chain to validate purchased part costs and supplier cost drivers.
• Partner with Finance to align cost models, capital investments, quoting, pricing, and margin requirements.
• Audit existing routings, costs, standards, and automation assumptions to eliminate inaccuracies and tribal knowledge.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for manufacturing and automation-related issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven methods; provide technical support, training, and support special projects as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development