Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

We're partnering confidentially with a growing high-precision manufacturing company in Southeastern Wisconsin to identify a Manufacturing Engineer to join their engineering and operations team.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys being close to the work, solving machining and process challenges on the floor, improving production efficiency, troubleshooting issues, and helping bring new jobs into production successfully.

This is not a desk-only engineering position. The right person will be equally comfortable programming, setting up, proving out jobs, and partnering directly with operators and production leadership.

The company supports complex work across medical, industrial, aerospace, and defense-related applications and continues to invest heavily in equipment, training, and long-term growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop routing and manufacturing processes for new and existing jobs
• Improve machining efficiency, tooling, workflows, and production processes
• Troubleshoot machining and process issues on the floor
• Support CNC programming, setup, prove-outs, and transition into production
• Work closely with operators, setup technicians, supervisors, and leadership
• Evaluate tooling, materials, process capability, and manufacturability
• Assist with time studies, process improvements, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Help mentor and train team members where needed
• Support new equipment implementation and overall manufacturing capability growth

Equipment / Technical Environment

Experience with some combination of the following is strongly preferred:

• Swiss CNC machining
• CNC lathes with live tooling
• Multi-axis machining
• Milling
• Setup and prove-outs
• Tight-tolerance / precision machining
• Tooling and process optimization

Machines in the environment include:

• Tsugami Swiss
• Star Swiss
• Miyano
• Mori Seiki
• Doosan lathes and mills
• Robodrill mills

Ideal Background

Looking for someone with most of the following:

• 5-10+ years in a manufacturing engineering or machining-focused environment
• Strong hands-on machining background
• CNC setup and troubleshooting experience
• Programming experience
• Experience supporting jobs from process development through production handoff
• Experience in precision machining, ideally within high-mix manufacturing
• Live tooling experience strongly preferred
• Mastercam experience preferred
• Medical, aerospace, or close-tolerance manufacturing experience a plus
• Engineering degree helpful but not required; practical experience is highly valued

Culture / What Makes This Opportunity Different

This team is looking as hard for fit as they are for technical capability.

The environment is best for someone who is:

• Humble and hands-on
• Mechanically curious
• Comfortable moving quickly
• Able to work through problems without ego
• Comfortable giving and receiving direct feedback
• Willing to jump in wherever needed
• Team-oriented
• Interested in building something long-term
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a growing operation

Team culture:

• Fast-paced and high-accountability
• Collaborative and practical
• Direct communication with little bureaucracy
• Strong "fail forward" mindset - try, learn, improve, keep moving
• Leadership is highly visible and accessible
• Respect matters more than title
• Strong investment in employee development and internal growth

This is a place for someone who enjoys solving real manufacturing problems with a team that moves quickly and values ownership.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary DOE
• Sign-on bonus available
• Quarterly incentive bonus program
• Weekly pay
• PTO beginning upon hire
• Paid holidays
• Education assistance / tuition reimbursement
• Ongoing training and internal growth opportunities
• Tool purchase assistance
• Safety reimbursement programs
• Medical / health benefits
• Long-term career advancement opportunity

Why Candidates Tend to Be Interested

• High-precision, technically challenging work
• Exposure across medical, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications
• Significant recent investment in equipment and manufacturing capability
• Opportunity to influence process, not just maintain it
• Strong leadership access and visibility
• Real growth runway over the next several years
• Ability to make an immediate impact in a hands-on engineering role