Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

6881832

2 days ago

Mid Level

$80,000 - $115,000 per year

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Manufacturing Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support and improve production processes in a large assembly weld environment. This role is focused on improving safety, quality, efficiency, throughput, and consistency across manufacturing operations, with a strong emphasis on weld automation, equipment, tooling, fixtures, and production support.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree, at least 3 years of experience in a large assembly welding environment, and a strong understanding of automation as it relates to welding. This person should be comfortable working closely with production teams, troubleshooting manufacturing issues on the floor, and helping implement practical improvements that make the operation safer, faster, more repeatable, and more efficient.

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Welding Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a large assembly weld environment.
• Strong understanding of weld automation, robotic welding, automated weld equipment, fixtures, tooling, and related manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience supporting production, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and improving processes in a plant or shop floor environment.
• Ability to work closely with welders, production supervisors, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to solve day-to-day manufacturing challenges.
• Ideally currently working in a manufacturing engineering, weld engineering, process engineering, or similar role.

• Support, develop, and improve manufacturing processes within a large assembly welding environment.
• Work closely with production teams to identify and resolve issues related to weld quality, equipment performance, tooling, fixtures, throughput, downtime, scrap, and overall process efficiency.
• Support weld automation initiatives, including automated weld equipment, robotic welding systems, tooling, fixtures, and process improvements that increase repeatability, quality, and productivity.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in root cause analysis to resolve recurring manufacturing, quality, equipment, and process problems.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures, process documentation, and manufacturing standards to support consistent production execution.
• Evaluate current manufacturing processes and recommend improvements tied to safety, quality, delivery, cost, cycle time, downtime, throughput, and labor efficiency.
• Support equipment, tooling, fixture, and layout improvements to improve production flow and manufacturing capability.
• Partner with quality, maintenance, engineering, operations, and production leadership to drive practical, floor-focused improvements.
• Collect and review production data related to scrap, rework, cycle time, downtime, throughput, quality, and process performance.
• Support new product, equipment, and process introductions, including process setup, documentation, validation, operator training, and production readiness.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing waste, improving consistency, increasing capacity, and strengthening manufacturing performance.

• Experience with robotic welding systems, weld cells, automated fixtures, PLC-controlled equipment, or other industrial automation used in welding operations.
• Experience with tooling and fixture design or improvement.
• Experience supporting capital equipment projects, equipment installation, commissioning, or startup activities.
• Working knowledge of CAD tools such as Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Works, or similar software.
• Experience with ERP systems, routers, production planning inputs, or manufacturing documentation.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, structured problem-solving, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting Design for Manufacturability or Design for Assembly efforts.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers, technicians, operators, or production team members.

• The ideal candidate is a practical, hands-on Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys being close to production and solving real manufacturing problems. This person should have direct experience in a large assembly weld environment and understand how weld automation can improve quality, consistency, throughput, safety, and efficiency.
• This person does not need to come from one specific industry, but they do need to understand welding operations, automated or semi-automated weld processes, tooling, fixtures, equipment, and production support. They should be comfortable working on the floor, asking questions, partnering with operators and supervisors, and translating technical solutions into practical improvements.
• A strong candidate will be able to…