Manufacturing Engineer

$77,400.00/yr - $/yr

Our best-in-class Heat Exchange Transfer team combines knowledge of deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled product applications experience. You will partner with the General Manager of the Thermal Transfer Group business unit and other key stakeholders across our organization to ensure the delivery of world-class products to our customers.

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering department, you will be responsible for facilitating the transition of new products from design through manufacturing, as well as developing and implementing process improvements across the facility. This role is predominantly focused on the Jackson facility of Young Touchstone and reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Leader of the business.

• BS Engineering or higher from an accredited university, prefer Mechanical.
• 3-5 years of prior Mechanical Engineering experience in a heavy manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience in developing equipment including fin machines, bar/clad plate processing, cleaning, build table, vacuum brazing, preferred.
• Significant experience in developing Aluminum heat exchanger manufacturing processes is desired, ideally a minimum of 3-5 years.
• Heat Exchanger performance/life cycle testing AND failure analysis a large plus.
• Experience in continuous process/flow improvements on manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of Aluminum Welding technology strongly preferred
• Requires prior working with plant layout and production flow.
• Requires experience implementing Root Cause analysis and A3 problem solving.

• Develop equipment specifications, manufacturing processes, cell/plant layouts for Wabtec Aluminum Brazed Heat Exchanger product line.
• Develop and support readiness levels to enable prototype and production of new product types.
• Work with internal and external partners to achieve program objectives:
  Safety, Quality, Cost, etc.
• Develop maintenance procedures, work instructions, and best practices for Aluminum product line.
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Work to bridge fundamental R&D and Engineering projects with Operations to achieve customer requirements.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands, and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing

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