Job Description

**Manufacturing & Development Engineer

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**Location: Maumee, OH

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**Direct Hire

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**Pay:

** $95,000 – $105,000 annual salary

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**Opportunity in the role:

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• Opportunity to influence both product development and manufacturing operations

• Exposure to customers, engineering leadership, and production teams

• Hands-on role with visible impact on company performance

• Career growth within a dynamic manufacturing environment

• Opportunity to lead continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives

• Direct involvement in prototype development, program launches, and manufacturing innovation

**Responsibilities:

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• Support existing manufacturing operations through process improvement, tooling development, and production support activities.

• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, tooling concepts, and process documentation.

• Confer with management, engineering, sales, and production personnel regarding manufacturing capabilities, tooling requirements, and production needs.

• Develop manufacturing processes that improve efficiency, quality, throughput, and cost performance.

• Lead production trials and validation activities.

• Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity and operational efficiency.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including tooling floor management, process optimization, and waste reduction.

• Foster collaboration between Engineering and Operations teams to improve manufacturing performance and operational effectiveness.

• Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) to ensure efficient implementation while maintaining customer requirements.

• Analyze manufacturing issues and develop practical solutions that improve quality, productivity, and delivery performance.

• Support tooling design, fixture development, and process development activities.

**Product Development:

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• Support prototype planning, development, testing, and launch activities.

• Participate in product and process development trials.

• Assist with new product introductions from concept through production launch.

• Ensure program launches meet: Customer timelines, Production requirements, Productivity targets, Financial objectives

• Participate in customer demonstrations and technical reviews as needed.

• Assist with the development of engineering standards, KPIs, and performance metrics.

• Support brainstorming and development of innovative product concepts and product improvements.

• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to ensure successful product development and launch execution.

• Assist in evaluating manufacturing feasibility and developing robust production processes for new products.

**Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

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• Analyze manufacturing performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Develop measurable engineering and production metrics.

• Support Lean Manufacturing and operational excellence initiatives.

• Work cross-functionally to improve productivity, quality, throughput, and customer satisfaction.

• Lead root cause analysis activities and implement corrective actions.

• Support standardization efforts and best practice implementation throughout manufacturing operations.

• Participate in cost reduction and efficiency improvement projects.

**Required Qualifications:

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• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.

• Minimum 5 years of Manufacturing Engineering and/or Product Development experience.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and project coordination abilities.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Proficiency with CAD software.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

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**Preferred

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• SolidWorks experience.

• AutoCAD experience.

• Experience with cold forging manufacturing processes.

• Experience with cold forging simulation software.

• Internship or Co-Op experience in product development or manufacturing engineering.

• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing operations.

• Experience supporting automotive, industrial, or metal-forming manufacturing environments.