Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

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When you join us, you'll find:

• Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.
• Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.
• A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

What You Will Contribute:

The Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer serves as a technical leader, subject matter expert, and project manager for plastic injection molding and related manufacturing processes. This role owns complex process development, mold and equipment qualification, and manufacturing optimization initiatives while leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers and technicians. The Senior Engineer applies advanced engineering principles to improve capability, cost, quality, and delivery across manufacturing operations.

Essential Job Duties:

Technical Leadership & Process Ownership

• Serve as technical authority for plastic injection molding processes, materials, tooling, and equipment.
• Lead complex mold qualifications, tool tryouts, and production readiness activities for new and existing products.
• Define, validate, and optimize robust manufacturing processes, including establishing process windows, control plans, and best practices.
• Develop and standardize molding qualification methodologies across multiple machines and platforms.
• Interpret dimensional inspection and CMM measurement data to assess conformance to engineering drawings and GD&T requirements, and recommend tooling and process adjustments to achieve design intent.
• Fulfill Process Technician responsibilities in emergency situations or critical staffing shortages, providing hands-on process support and troubleshooting to mitigate risk and maintain safe, continuous manufacturing operations.

Advanced Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Lead complex root cause investigations related to quality, yield, scrap, and efficiency issues.
• Design and execute process capability analyses.
• Identify systemic manufacturing risks and proactively implement process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and safety.
• Lead dimensional root cause investigations by evaluating measurement data, identifying variation sources, and driving corrective actions with tooling, process, or supplier partners.

Project & Change Leadership

• Lead cross-functional teams to implement engineering changes, new tooling, and process improvements.
• Initiate, evaluate, and implement Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) with a focus on manufacturability and long-term capability.
• Apply project management tools to manage scope, schedules, budgets, and technical risk for manufacturing projects.
• Serve as Project Manager for complex, cross-functional, or capital manufacturing projects.
• Lead manufacturing cost estimation and technical input for customer quotes, RFQs, and business cases based on customer requirements, process capability, tooling, and capital considerations.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders.

Capital, Tooling & Supplier Engagement

• Develop technical and financial justifications for capital equipment, new molds, and manufacturing technologies.
• Partner with Purchasing on make-versus-buy analyses, supplier selection, and tooling procurement.
• Support supplier development and technical reviews related to molded components and tooling.

Standards, Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Develop and maintain manufacturing standards, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Record and analyze test procedures and results, providing data-driven recommendations.
• Train, mentor, and technically develop Manufacturing Engineers and Molding Technicians.
• Establish and maintain training programs for plastics processing and molding best practices.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure manufacturing processes meet established safety, quality, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Apply appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure consistent product performance.
• Ensure compliance with Badger Meter safety policies across all projects and equipment.

Qualifications:

Required

• 8+ years of progressive experience in plastic injection molding or plastics manufacturing
• Demonstrated expertise in molding processes, tooling, and engineered resins
• Proven ability to analyze complex tolerances and manufacturability challenges
• Experience leading or owning complex manufacturing processes and improvements
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to drive root cause analysis and corrective action
• Ability to effectively operate in a manufacturing environment and collaborate across disciplines

Preferred

• Master Molder I certification or equivalent advanced plastics processing certification
• Journeyman certification in injection molding or related plastics discipline
• Strong proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Experience mentoring engineers and technicians
• Experience developing capital justifications and supporting equipment or tooling procurement
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert within a manufacturing organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects with full responsibility for scope, cost, schedule, and results
• Experience interpreting dimensional inspection results (e.g., CMM data) and applying drawing and GD&T requirements to manufacturing and tooling decisions.

Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

• Competitive Pay
• Annual Bonus
• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases
• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!
• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more
• Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250
• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

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