We are seeking a Manufacturing Project Engineer to identify, evaluate, and lead capital improvement projects within a manufacturing environment. This role will work closely with operations and engineering leadership to identify opportunities for new equipment, automation, process improvements, and other CAPEX investments.
The ideal candidate has a strong manufacturing engineering or project engineering background and is comfortable taking an opportunity from initial research and technical evaluation through justification, leadership approval, implementation, and production launch.
Salary: $98,000–$125,000
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, a 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, and additional employee perks.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and develop CAPEX projects that improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, reliability, and manufacturing costs.
- Research manufacturing equipment, technologies, automation solutions, and process improvements.
- Develop technical recommendations and business justification for proposed capital investments.
- Present project findings, recommendations, costs, and expected benefits to engineering and operations leadership.
- Lead approved manufacturing projects from concept and equipment selection through installation, validation, and production launch.
- Develop project scopes, requirements, timelines, budgets, and technical specifications.
- Coordinate with equipment suppliers, integrators, contractors, manufacturing teams, and other internal stakeholders.
- Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for equipment and process improvements.
- Support automation, CNC machining, robotics, fixtures, and other manufacturing equipment projects.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing and equipment issues during implementation and new product launches.
- Improve cycle times, equipment reliability, uptime, and overall manufacturing efficiency.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
- Train and support production and maintenance teams following implementation of new equipment or processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Project Engineering, or related experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience identifying and leading capital equipment or CAPEX projects.
- Ability to research and evaluate manufacturing technologies and equipment and develop recommendations for leadership.
- Experience managing engineering projects from concept through implementation and production.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment.
- Experience with automation, robotics, CNC machining, PLCs, or related manufacturing technologies is highly preferred.
- Experience working with equipment vendors and system integrators is preferred.
- Creo and/or SolidWorks experience is a plus.
- Strong project management, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.