Manufacturing Engineer

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally supporting metal fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly operations.
• Proficiency with CAD tools including SolidWorks and DraftSight, plus the ability to use CAD/CAM to create and interpret shop floor drawings.
• Manufacturing engineering capability to support quoting, cost realization, and production workflow improvements in a job shop environment.
• Strong knowledge of drawing interpretation including orthographic projection and tolerancing, plus familiarity with lean manufacturing concepts.
• Experience preparing estimates and comparing actual costs vs quoted costs, including variance analysis and recommendations.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing and quality issues and implement practical process improvements with production teams.
• Experience working with vendors on equipment or tooling evaluation, ROI analysis, and purchasing support.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare quotes and estimates for customer products and services, aligned to established internal methods and procedures.
• Process new orders and track progress through manufacturing, including cost tracking, variance analysis, and improvement recommendations.
• Create, update, and interpret shop floor drawings using CAD/CAM tools, including revisions to support engineering changes and customer specifications.
• Partner with production and cross-functional teams to identify process and system improvements that reduce rework, improve quality, and support on-time delivery.
• Evaluate production capabilities and process performance, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate vendor and tooling activities including ROI-based recommendations.