Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Manufacturing Engineering Manager At Endress+Hauser, progress happens by working together. As the global leader in measurement instrumentation, our ~17,000 employees shape the future in the field of process automation. Whether developing and realizing new technology as a team, collaborating to build instrumentation, or strengthening vital relationships with countless global industries, we work to create trusted relationships that help everyone thrive.

As a family-owned company, we look beyond short-term moves and work to create a vision that is forward-thinking for our people, our clients, and the world at large.  We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, the global leader in Raman spectroscopy, tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), and quenched fluorescence (QF) instrumentation for laboratory, process, and manufacturing environments.

Our laser-based analyzer systems perform high-performance chemical composition and concentration measurement of all phases of matter in any installation environment.

What is the role about?

This position leads the Manufacturing Engineering team and is responsible for developing people, processes, and technical solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance. The role oversees manufacturing engineering projects, technical product documentation, process and equipment implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with cross-functional teams to support new product development and production readiness.

Which essential functions will you perform?

Develop the manufacturing engineering organization through recruiting, coaching and consistent feedback on objectives to support operational excellence goals defined by strategy deployment. Develop and implement benchmark manufacturing processes utilizing lean concepts.

Optimize productivity and reduce cycle times through efficient, ergonomic and safe workflow and equipment designs.

Responsible for the maintenance of technical product data such as drawings, specifications, work instructions, bills of material and test plans.

Project management of new processes and equipment including evaluation, design, specification, selection, justification, acquisition, installation, training, and transfer to manufacturing.

Lead and mentor continual improvement teams on production throughput, lead time and quality issues.

Manage manufacturing engineering projects from concept to release to production.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams during new product development and provide producibility input as needed.

Remain current in new manufacturing technologies, techniques, and equipment. The duties above describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties; additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required, by management.

What qualifications are needed?

Minimum of 5 years‘ experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering, with a proven record of successfully leading Lean and Six Sigma projects.

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.

Minimum of 3 years‘ people-management experience is preferred.

Demonstrated leadership in Lean manufacturing environments, supported by strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Proven commitment to continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, cellular manufacturing, demand flow, TPS, and other variation-reduction approaches.

Experience with assembly, integration and testing of complex electro-mechanical devices and…