Lead cabinetry and furniture design engineer; Georgia) in Indianapolis

Job Description Job Description

We are looking for someone willing to relocate to our South Georgia factory.

The Lead Engineer is the on-site technical lead responsible for the day-to-day execution, coordination, and technical oversight of Millex’s on-staff and remote engineering team members. While the engineering team maintains its own people manager, the Lead Engineer serves as the primary technical authority, day-to-day coordinator, and schedule driver—answering all technical questions, guiding priorities, and ensuring engineering outputs are accurate, complete, and released on time to support production, procurement, and operations.

This role blends hands-on engineering execution with leadership responsibilities across design, release, and process engineering. The Lead Engineer acts as the critical liaison between remote engineering resources and U.S.

-based operations, ensuring designs are manufacturable, cost-aligned, and production-ready.

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for all engineering-related questions
• Provide daily technical guidance to on-staff and remote engineering team members
• Coordinate engineering priorities, workloads, and release schedules

• Interpret architectural, , and client drawings
• Review and approve engineering drawings prior to release
• Ensure complete and accurate engineering releases including BOMs and routings

• Guide engineering decisions balancing manufacturability, cost, and schedule
• Optimize CNC machining and material utilization

• 5+ years in manufacturing engineering
• Cabinetry, millwork, or furniture background

• 2D/3D cabinet and furniture design
• Solid Works
• CNC workflows including Cut Rite and WoodWOP
• Proficiency in sWood a bonus.

Signing bonus with 1 yr commitment + moving expenses paid

We have company housing available to allow time for home search and can work something out for longer if desired.

We are a solutions-oriented manufacturer of wood and stone product for hotels. Our customers have strong long-term relationships with us because we care about the product and their best interests first. We do what we say we are going to do and we have a can do attitude.

Company Description We are a solutions-oriented manufacturer of wood and stone product for hotels. Our customers have strong long-term relationships with us because we care about the product and their best interests first. We do what we say we are going to do and we have a can do attitude.