Description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Swedesboro, NJ
Job Type: Full-time

Build better manufacturing processes at DwyerOmega

Are you a hands-on manufacturing engineer who enjoys solving complex production challenges and turning ideas into reliable, efficient processes?

DwyerOmega is looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to help improve manufacturing quality, cost, reliability, and flow at our Swedesboro facility. In this role, you will work closely with Value Stream teams, design engineers, technicians, and maintenance to support new product development, improve existing processes, and lead equipment and process improvement projects.

You will have the opportunity to make a measurable impact through Lean manufacturing, welding process development, equipment improvements, failure analysis, and hands-on problem solving.

What you will do

• Partner with Value Stream teams to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that improve quality, reliability, delivery, and cost.
• Develop, test, source, and cost-justify tooling, machinery, equipment, and manufacturing methods.
• Support new product development by aligning manufacturing plans with design requirements.
• Develop and improve welding schedules, production flow, assembly methods, machining processes, and production equipment.
• Lead capital equipment projects from concept through implementation.
• Perform failure analysis, identify root causes, and recommend changes to designs, tolerances, equipment, or processing methods.
• Evaluate equipment requirements and prepare cost analyses and proposals.
• Coordinate pre-production activities, including sample evaluation, design qualification, and prototype production.
• Create detailed drawings, work instructions, process documentation, and engineering procedures.
• Support Lean manufacturing initiatives and the development of best practices.
• Assist technicians and maintenance with troubleshooting, machine building, equipment assembly, and process improvements.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations clearly to employees at all levels.

Requirements

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience, training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with solid modeling and engineering design software such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
• Strong understanding of engineering materials and their properties.
• Manufacturing experience with assembly, machining, fabrication, welding, or related processes.
• Experience supporting new product development, prototype builds, or production launches.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing processes in a hands-on production environment.
• Experience with root cause analysis, failure analysis, and corrective actions.
• Strong project management, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to evaluate costs, benefits, risks, and return on investment when recommending improvements.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to listen carefully, ask effective questions, and work collaboratively with engineers, technicians, maintenance, production, and leadership.

Why join DwyerOmega?

At DwyerOmega, your work helps create products that improve process efficiency and support safer, more sustainable environments. You will join a team that values ingenuity, accountability, adaptability, continuous improvement, and practical problem solving. DwyerOmega offers more than 300,000 products used in process measurement, automation, control, and HVAC applications around the world. Our engineers and manufacturing teams work together to turn technical challenges into dependable solutions. Improving the world, one measurement at a time.TM 

We believe in transparent and equitable pay. All U.S. job postings include a good-faith salary range based on role, location, experience, and internal equity. We’re happy to discuss compensation openly throughout the hiring process.