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Manufacturing Engineer

$85k - $110k

LHH

The Manufacturing Engineer will lead new product launches from concept through production in a manufacturing environment This role is responsible for developing scalable manufacturing processes, driving Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives, supporting product validation, and ensuring successful production readiness.

Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for this opportunity by scrolling down now.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) projects from engineering release through production launch.
  • Review designs, specifications, and customer requirements to ensure manufacturability.
  • Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, BOMs, routings, and production documentation.
  • Coordinate prototype builds, pilot runs, validation testing, and product qualification activities.
  • Develop tooling, fixtures, and automation solutions to improve efficiency and quality.
  • Support DFM reviews and recommend design improvements that reduce cost and improve reliability.
  • Drive root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with Quality teams on PFMEAs, Control Plans, FAI, and PPAP activities.
  • Support customer technical reviews, production transfers, and engineering change management.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • 4+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, NPI, or product engineering.
  • Strong knowledge of DFM, Lean Manufacturing, process development, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience creating manufacturing documentation including BOMs, work instructions, process flows, PFMEAs, and Control Plans.
  • Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and engineering change processes.
  • CAD experience (SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD, or similar) preferred.

Salary Range: $85,000-$110,000

Benefits:

  • Health, dental, and vision, life, short/long term disability insurance
  • 401(k) offering
  • Paid time off and holidays (80 hours PTO)
  • Paid sick leave where applicable by state law.

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