Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer serves as the critical interface between the manufacturing facility and the design engineering office. This role ensures that engineering designs are accurately interpreted, effectively implemented on the shop floor, and continuously improved through feedback from manufacturing operations. The Manufacturing Engineer plays a key role in resolving technical issues, supporting production, and maintaining alignment with design intent, quality standards, and applicable codes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing Support & Issue Resolution

• Act as the first point of contact for resolving technical issues arising during manufacturing and assembly.
• Review non-conformances, deviations, and shop queries; provide timely engineering dispositions.
• Develop and approve repair procedures, rework instructions, and temporary deviations in accordance with engineering standards.
• Support root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).

2. Design Interpretation & Communication

• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements for manufacturing teams.
• Clarify design intent and ensure proper understanding by production, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Communicate manufacturing constraints and feedback to the design office to support design improvements.

3. Change Management

• Participate in Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Assess the impact of design changes on manufacturing processes, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Ensure proper implementation of design changes at the plant level, including updating work instructions and documentation.

4. Documentation & Compliance

• Ensure all dispositions and technical decisions are properly documented and traceable.
• Maintain compliance with applicable codes, standards (e.g., ASME, ISO), and internal procedures.
• Support audits (internal, customer, and regulatory) by providing technical justifications and documentation.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with design engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, procurement, and production teams.
• Participate in daily production meetings and engineering reviews.
• Act as a bridge to ensure alignment between design intent and manufacturing realities.

6. Continuous Improvement

• Identify recurring manufacturing issues and propose design or process improvements.
• Contribute to lessons learned and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) initiatives.
• Support cost reduction and efficiency improvement projects.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field 

Experience

• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with design engineering and production teams.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., nuclear, pressure vessels, aerospace) is a strong asset.