Data-Driven Digital Manufacturing Engineer

Fairbanks Morse, LLC; Walpole (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairbanks Morse, LLC seeks a Digital Manufacturing Engineer to design and implement data-driven manufacturing solutions across machining, assembly, inspection, and test operations. You will connect shop-floor equipment, automate data collection, and turn information into actionable manufacturing intelligence that improves throughput and quality.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and IT/OT to establish an integrated data environment linking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline.
• 3–7 years of experience in manufacturing engineering or data-driven manufacturing.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting manufacturing data.
• Understanding of CNC manufacturing processes and CNC control architecture.
• Experience with databases and data manipulation, preferably SQL.
• Experience with Python or another data-oriented language.
• Experience developing dashboards using Power BI or similar.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing KPIs: OEE, utilization, cycle time, throughput, downtime, scrap, rework, yield.
• Ability to collaborate across Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and IT/OT.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated methods for collecting manufacturing data from CNC, assembly, inspection, and test equipment.
• Establish connectivity to equipment using MTConnect, OPC UA, APIs, PLC interfaces or similar.
• Develop scalable data collection, storage, and analysis methods.
• Integrate shop-floor data with ERP/MES/PLM/QMS and SQL databases.
• Create common data definitions, governance, and data structures.
• Partner with IT/OT to maintain secure connectivity and data integrity.
• Develop data collection for CNC data, Renishaw probing, and assembly data.
• Build dashboards and automated reports for OEE, utilization, cycle time, and throughput.
• Support continuous improvement using data-driven insights.

Skills

Data analysis

KPIs

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Fairbanks Morse, LLC seeks a Digital Manufacturing Engineer to design and implement data-driven manufacturing solutions across machining, assembly, inspection, and test operations. You will connect shop-floor equipment, automate data collection, and turn information into actionable manufacturing intelligence that improves throughput and quality.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and IT/OT to establish an integrated data environment linking