Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Metals Fabrication

Lake Air Products is a fast-growing company that is proud to live by our Core Values: Customer Focus, Passion for Performance, and Right People - Best Teams.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to help lead, support, and improve production processes within our precision sheet-metal fabrication facilities. This role is responsible for evaluating and translating quotes, prints, instructions, and technical information into routings, manufacturing data, and shop-ready documentation, while optimizing laser cutting operations, programming, tooling, and overall manufacturability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

Lake Air Products Offers:

• Competitive Pay
• Full Benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Gym Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize manufacturing processes across laser cutting, forming (press brake), machining, welding, paint, and assembly
• Drive Lean initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance shop floor efficiency
• Support new product introduction (NPI), including tooling, fixturing, and process development from concept through production
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ITAR, and customer requirements
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation (routers, work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans)
• Partner with Quality to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions (CAPA)
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time, driving issues through to resolution
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, standardization, and scalability
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits

Preferred Skills

• Experience in precision sheet metal fabrication environments
• Hands-on knowledge of press brake forming, laser cutting, CNC machining, welding, paint, and assembly processes
• Familiarity with CAD software such as SolidWorks or CATIA
• Lean / Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred)
• Experience in high-mix, low-to-mid volume, tight-tolerance manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
• 5-10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, medical, or other regulated industries
• Strong understanding of sheet metal fabrication processes and best practices
• Proficiency in GD&T, blueprint reading, and tolerance stack-ups
• Experience with process validation methodologies
• Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics
• Hands-on, shop floor-oriented approach

Please note that if this position is located in our Roseville, MN facility, it may be subject to export control regulation. Unless an exemption applies, candidate(s) must be a U.S. Person* within the meaning of the law OR obtain an export control license. Candidates who do not meet the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements or choose not to pursue such positions are not disqualified from applying for other opportunities with Lake Air Products. Nothing in this posting should be interpreted as limiting applications based on nationality or citizenship status.


*A U.S. Person under export control laws includes a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual who has been lawfully admitted for temporary residence in the U.S. as a refugee or asylee under U.S. law.

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance and requires full-time on-site presence in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market.