DescriptionThe Manufacturing Engineer II is responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing processes, production workflows, tooling, and manufacturing documentation to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and cost performance. This position supports the manufacturing of complex mechanical equipment and assemblies, ensuring production readiness through accurate bills of materials (BOMs), manufacturing routings, labor standards, and work instructions.
The Manufacturing Engineer II will collaborate with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to improve product manufacturability, troubleshoot production issues, conduct root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include supporting engineering changes, evaluating tooling and capital equipment requirements, analyzing production performance, and leading moderately complex manufacturing improvement projects.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or related manufacturing experience
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production workflows, and assembly operations
- Experience developing, implementing, and improving manufacturing methods, operation sequences, tooling, and process documentation
- Experience supporting manufacturing readiness for components, subassemblies, and final assemblies
- Advanced understanding of Bill of Materials (BOM) structures and manufacturing routings
- Ability to develop, maintain, and optimize labor standards, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation
- Working knowledge of mechanical systems, mechanisms, and component relationships within assemblies
- Working knowledge of machine design and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Working knowledge of detail-part manufacturing, assembly processes, and production workflow planning
- Ability to collaborate with engineering teams to improve product manufacturability and assembly efficiency
- Ability to identify and implement manufacturing process improvements that enhance safety, ergonomics, throughput, quality, and productivity
- Ability to analyze and reduce manufacturing cycle times and cost of goods sold (COGS)
- Experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, production processes, and operational bottlenecks
- Ability to conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for manufacturing failures and quality issues
- Ability to support Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) and Corrective Action Requests (CARs)
- Ability to support engineering changes and update manufacturing documentation, routings, and shop processes
- Ability to estimate manufacturing costs and establish production time standards
- Ability to evaluate manufacturing equipment and tooling requirements
- Ability to support capital equipment implementation
- Ability to analyze production data, performance metrics, and manufacturing inefficiencies
- Ability to lead moderately complex manufacturing improvement projects
- Ability to coordinate effectively with Production, Quality, and Engineering departments
- Ability to provide technical guidance and training to production personnel and junior engineers
- Strong mathematical foundation, including algebra and geometry
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts, including exponents, logarithms, polynomial equations, and differential calculus
- Familiarity with business and cost-accounting calculations, including Return on Investment (ROI), Net Present Value (NPV), and cost of goods
- Strong critical-thinking, analytical, troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal communication, technical writing, and presentation skills
- Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
- Basic computer proficiency and ability to adapt to engineering and business software applications, including Autodesk Inventor, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% based on business needs
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance, as needed
- Ability to work onsite in Sparks, NV
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch, and reach as required
- Ability to regularly lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods in office and manufacturing environments
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Lean manufacturing experience
- Lean Six Sigma certification
- Continuous improvement experience
- Kaizen event participation or leadership
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM) experience
- Design for Assembly (DFA) experience
- Complex machinery manufacturing experience
- Precision mechanical assembly experience
- Manufacturing process optimization experience
- Production efficiency and throughput improvement experience
- Manufacturing cost-reduction experience
- Value stream analysis and improvement experience
- Experience implementing manufacturing process changes
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations involving complex mechanical systems
- Experience with manufacturing tooling and fixture improvements
- Experience supporting new equipment or capital equipment implementation
- Experience developing standardized manufacturing processes
- Experience improving manufacturing ergonomics and workplace safety
- Familiarity with business finance principles
- Experience performing ROI, NPV, or manufacturing cost-benefit analysis
