Manufacturing Engineer

Ready to take your engineering career to the next level?
Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc. is excited to welcome a new member to their dynamic team!

Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc. is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer in Itasca, IL!

As a Manufacturing Engineer
, you will be responsible for new process development supporting manufacturability and reliability. This may include actual field testing, DOE validation and support documentation.

This position is accountable for representing manufacturing in product development; make vs. buy evaluations and integration into operations; existing process benchmarking and innovative new processing methodologies and; capacity studies, equipment requirements and preliminary quotations/budgets.

For nearly 40 years,
Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc. has helped organizations around the globe improve productivity with innovative mobile storage solutions and vertical grow racks.

• Compensation: $90K+, commensurate with experience
• Healthcare coverage (medical, dental & vision)
• Paid time off
• 401k with company match
• Short term disability and long-term disability
• Life insurance

• Coordinates with Product Engineer to assist in all product performance testing in conjunction with new or revised product introductions.
• Works with manufacturing to assure project management milestones are satisfied, including process metrics vs. expectations, and subsequent internal and customer communication on results
• Supports product installation issues in conjunction with our installers or customer feedback of new and existing product and field performance.
• Using comparative product testing vs. competition analysis, provides innovative manufacturing alternatives to product management
• Writes material for new training programs; reviews, evaluates, and modifies existing and proposed programs; recommends appropriate changes

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field preferred
• 3-5 years practical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Intuitive knowledge of our products and processes to effectively determine make vs. buy decisions
• Strong Lean Manufacturing Industry acumen
• Well-developed project management and analytical skills
• Proficient in understanding our manufacturing and operational core competencies
• Proficient in CAD Software (Solidworks preferred) and MS Office

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, compensation, training, and other terms of employment, are made based on qualifications, abilities, and performance, without regard to membership of a protected class and in compliance of federal, state, and/or local laws.