Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location:

Wallingford, CTType:
Direct Hire Salary: $115,800–$135K based on experience

Schedule:

Full-Time, Onsite Benefits:
Comprehensive Benefits Package

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support and improve manufacturing operations across filling, kitting, packaging, and shipping.

This is a highly visible, hands-on engineering position focused on manufacturing optimization, automation, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, and capital equipment projects. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work directly with production teams and cross-functional leadership to identify inefficiencies, eliminate waste, increase throughput, and improve overall manufacturing performance.

This position will also play a key role in developing and implementing an automation strategy, including robotics, vision systems, PLCs, collaborative robots (COBOTs), and digital manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor, working directly with production employees and leadership to identify process challenges and improvement opportunities

Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, workload imbalances, unnecessary movement, rework, waiting, and inefficient handoffs

Investigate manufacturing inefficiencies and develop solutions to improve productivity, quality, throughput, and labor efficiency

Conduct time studies, standard labor analysis, line balancing, workload analysis, capacity analysis, process mapping, and material-flow assessments

Develop and execute manufacturing automation strategies aligned with business objectives

Lead automation projects through planning, design, equipment selection, build, implementation, and deployment

Implement advanced automation technologies including robotics, vision systems, PLCs, and collaborative robots (COBOTs)
Lead manufacturing process optimization utilizing Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, data analytics, and digital manufacturing tools

Drive measurable improvements in on-time delivery, cycle time, yield, throughput, and labor efficiency

Own capital automation projects from concept through commissioning

Develop business cases and equipment specifications for capital projects

Manage vendor selection and coordinate equipment FAT/SAT Support and lead equipment validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQPartner with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to industrialize new products and scale manufacturing processes

Establish and standardize engineering best practices, automation standards, validation protocols, and documentation

Support digital transformation initiatives involving MES, manufacturing data systems, and smart-factory technologies

Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, automation systems, and processes as needed

Required Qualifications 5+ years of manufacturing engineering and/or automation engineering experience

Strong manufacturing process-improvement background

Experience implementing automation within a manufacturing environment

Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude

Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies

Experience with manufacturing process analysis, time studies, line balancing, capacity analysis, and workflow optimization

Experience managing manufacturing or automation projects from concept through implementation

Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and automated systems

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills

Ability to work effectively across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and other departments

Strong hands-on approach with the ability to spend significant time directly within manufacturing operations

Preferred…