Gear Manufacturing Engineer: Lead Precision & Throughput

AMETEK, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. seeks a Gear Manufacturing Engineer to lead day‑to‑day shop floor performance in gear production including spur, helical, worm, and bevel gears.

You'll own processes across gear cutting, turning, grinding and finishing, drive improvements in throughput and quality, and mentor machinists and supervisors.

The role emphasizes strong gear knowledge, process ownership, and collaboration to resolve complex manufacturing issues while advancing cost performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field preferred; or equivalent years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in gear manufacturing.
• Expertise with gear hobbing, shaping, and/or grinding.
• Experience with spur, helical, worm, and bevel gears.
• Strong knowledge of gear geometry, tolerancing, and inspection.
• Experience with CNC machining environments.
• Strong GD&T and metallurgy understanding.
• Proven problem‑solving ability in shop‑floor environments.
• Experience evaluating and implementing equipment.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision‑making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI‑generated outputs.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize manufacturing processes for gear production, including hobbing, turning, grinding, and secondary operations.
• Establish and improve processes for spur, helical, worm, and bevel gears.
• Partner with quality to ensure gear inspection methods are robust and repeatable.
• Evaluate and implement gear manufacturing equipment.
• Lead capital justification and support installation/startup of equipment.
• Utilize Lean and continuous improvement tools.
• Provide hands‑on technical support to machinists and supervisors.
• Drive preventive maintenance strategies for critical equipment.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Develop and maintain process documentation.

Skills

Gear manufacturing

CNC machining

GDT/Metrology

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Leadership

AI in manufacturing

Education

Bachelors in ME

Job description

AMETEK, Inc. seeks a Gear Manufacturing Engineer to lead day‑to‑day shop floor performance in gear production including spur, helical, worm, and bevel gears.

You'll own processes across gear cutting, turning, grinding and finishing, drive improvements in throughput and quality, and mentor machinists and supervisors.

The role emphasizes strong gear knowledge, process ownership, and collaboration to resolve complex manufacturing issues while advancing cost performance and reliability.