Manufacturing Engineer

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Position: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Lansing, MI

Job : 309

# of Openings: 1

Manufacturing Engineer

We are a team of scientists, engineers, technicians, and innovators dedicated to changing the world by developing medical isotopes to treat and eradicate cancer. We believe in building an environment where collaboration, curiosity, and camaraderie thrive. We also enjoy darts, cornhole, ping‑pong, chili cook‑offs, and other fun events that makes our company a community where we make a life, not just a living.

You are a person who enjoys turning complex designs into real, working hardware and finds satisfaction in building systems that are precise, reliable, and continuously improving. You thrive on understanding how and why things work. You take satisfaction in solving technically challenging problems and digging into root causes. Walking the floor, talking with machinists, fabricators, and others to troubleshoot builds in real time, and refining processes at the source energizes you.

You understand that disciplined process development is what enables quality and scale and you expertly guide others to embracing and executing on it.

Niowave is an engineering playground where you will be engaged in supporting processes across multiple major programs that have a direct impact on cancer patient survival.

The Manufacturing Engineer provides manufacturing engineering support for Niowave’s linear accelerators, hot cells, and radiochemistry equipment, including fabrication and assembly involving specialized alloys such as niobium and other high‑performance materials. The role of the manufacturing engineer centers around producing timely results that are high quality and accurate. Benefiting from an analytical, inquiring and critical mind, this job requires imagination and strong problem‑solving skills, but with a strong technical orientation.

• Develops, documents, and improves manufacturing processes for machined parts, fabricated assemblies, and integrated systems supporting accelerators, hot cells, and radiochemistry equipment
• Creates and maintains manufacturing documentation such as work instructions, routers/travelers, inspection points, bills of process, and standard work
• Defines process controls, tooling/fixture requirements, and acceptance criteria to ensure repeatable, high‑quality outcomes
• Supports material selection, sourcing inputs, and process considerations for specialized alloys (including niobium) and demanding applications (e.g., vacuum compatibility, high cleanliness, fit‑up/tolerance stack‑up)
• Leads and participates in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews; provides actionable feedback to improve manufacturability, cost, cycle time, and quality

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or process engineering in a regulated, high‑reliability, or precision manufacturing environment including the following:
  • Developing manufacturing documentation (work instructions, travelers/routers, inspection points, and standard work)
  • Supporting machining and fabrication operations, including defining tooling/fixture requirements and inspection methods
  • Driving root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Proficient hands‑on experience utilizing lean…