Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly

Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. At Ott HydroMet, a Veralto company, you will help protect the world's most valuable resource: water. We create critical water and weather solutions that ensure a safer future—detecting floods, optimizing renewable energy efficiency, and protecting the environment. Flexible and family-friendly work environment

• Professional onboarding and training options
• Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Manufacturing Engineer / VES Leader is responsible for driving continuous improvement across the production department in Sterling, VA.

This role partners closely with the site leadership team to identify inefficiencies, optimize manufacturing processes, and deploy Veralto Enterprise System (VES) methodologies on the shop floor.

This is a fully on-site role where you will act as a hands-on leader within daily operations—troubleshooting issues, supporting production, and strengthening overall manufacturing performance.

Lead and sustain continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes using VES/Lean methodologies

Identify process inefficiencies and implement Kaizen improvements to enhance quality, delivery, and cost metrics

Evaluate and introduce new manufacturing technologies, processes, and methods, ensuring successful integration into existing operations

Serve as the primary interface between Operations and R&D for new product introduction (NPI), ensuring design for manufacturability

Drive the day-to-day deployment of VES tools and practices across the site

Troubleshoot and resolve PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) related issues in close collaboration with production teams

Analyse engineering designs and documentation to define optimal manufacturing methods, tooling, and workflows

Influence cross-functional teams (Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain) to deliver business results

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or process engineering within a manufacturing environment
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting PCBA designs and electronics manufacturing processes
• Ability to work on-site and support daily production activities

Experience with Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) methodologies

Experience working in Lean manufacturing environments

Background in industrial or mechanical engineering, particularly in precision instruments or electronics manufacturing

Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and manufacturing scale-up

Ott HydroMet is part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5.5B global leader focused on ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods.

When you join Veralto's global network of 17,000 associates, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where your work has a tangible impact on the world's most vital resources. Veralto is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.

An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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