Senior Manufacturing Engineer

$104,000 - $118,560/Yr

Adecco - Boxborough, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Boxborough, MA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will lead the manufacturing team in transitioning new products from engineering prototypes to high-volume production. This role involves overseeing manufacturing processes, assembly tooling, and new product line start-up, ensuring compliance with best practices while mentoring junior engineers and production associates. The engineer will focus on achieving project goals related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers on new designs focusing on Design for Manufacturability and Design for Reliability.
• Design and develop manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods, and production equipment.
• Document processes via work instructions and train team to standards.
• Support the manufacturing team in resolving production issues related to electromechanical components and systems.
• Design, develop, and qualify poka-yoke and fixturing strategies to reduce process variation in assembly processes.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to electrical and mechanical aspects of systems.
• Develop and implement process improvements for cycle time reduction and cost reduction.
• Participate in design reviews and review/approve part drawings from engineering.
• Act as customer advocate when addressing quality issues using problem-solving techniques.
• Support the Engineering Change Order (ECO) system from generation through implementation.
• Design tooling/fixturing and establish process flow for a safe working environment.
• Establish part criticality levels based on design intent and system performance correlation.
• Perform first article inspections/qualifications of parts as needed.
• Implement AQL-driven sampling plans to ensure part compliance and drive supplier accountability.
• Design and test product packaging in accordance with ISTA standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly tooling, and production flow design.
• Experience with electromechanical systems and components.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex engineering issues.
• Familiarity with quality assurance methodologies and problem-solving techniques.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Design for Manufacturability and Design for Reliability principles.
• Knowledge of AQL sampling plans and ISTA packaging standards.
• Familiarity with Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Commuter benefits
• 401K plan
• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday pay