Manufacturing Product Engineer - Data Center VSM & Product Launches

Manufacturing Product Engineer - Data Center VSM & New Product Launches

Location:

Forest City, NC, USA – Full Time – On-site

Job Summary:

This role supports the Data Center value stream, leading new product introductions (NPI/NPL) and driving manufacturing excellence throughout the product lifecycle. It serves as a key link between product engineering, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring efficient, high‑quality, and cost‑effective production processes.

• Lead and support new product introductions and launches (NPI/NPL), including design reviews, DFM/DFA, production readiness, line set‑up, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), and production ramp‑up.
• Act as manufacturing engineer for Data Center products, ensuring alignment with business and customer requirements and serving as a technical liaison across teams.
• Define, implement, and continuously optimize manufacturing processes, work instructions, tooling, and launch plans, and manage timelines and risk mitigation.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve operational KPIs (yield, cycle time, throughput), troubleshoot production issues using root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Drive and sustain continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, delivery, and cost, and optimize process, material, and product performance.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and commercial teams, including leading supplier evaluations and improvement initiatives.
• Lead engineering initiatives for Fluid Conveyance products, covering development, enhancements, lifecycle management, and cost reduction.
• Develop and validate new products through structured testing, performance analysis, and data‑driven technical reporting using advanced engineering tools and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal standards, and customer expectations in a high‑volume, high‑mix manufacturing environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably extrusion, hose, or polymer processes.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and drive cross‑functional collaboration from concept through implementation.
• Proficiency in CAD systems, ERP platforms (preferably SAP), and Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Experience with extrusion or textile hose manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with braiding, coiling, or vulcanization equipment and related technologies.
• Experience with SAP systems.

Bonus system, paid vacation, personal insurance, employee resource groups, state‑of‑the‑art virtual work environment, employee referral program.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.