Hands-on Manufacturing Engineer — Safer, Faster Ops + Equity

Nox Metals; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Nox Metals

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Job summary

Nox Metals in Detroit or Los Angeles is hiring Manufacturing Engineers to make our factories safer, faster, and more repeatable. You will improve systems turning incoming aluminum into accurate, on-time shipments, including equipment, tooling, layouts and work instructions.

This is a floor-first role requiring hands-on problem solving, strong root-cause discipline, and the ability to work with operators, maintenance, quality, software and leadership to implement practical improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on problem solving on the factory floor.
• Commitment to safety with no trade-off for speed.
• Analytical, observant, and disciplined about root causes.
• Able to read drawings, process data, and document technical details.

Responsibilities

• Improve safety, quality, throughput, uptime, and material flow.
• Study production constraints and turn observations into improvements.
• Design tooling, fixtures, layouts, and operator workstations.
• Create and maintain clear work instructions and standard processes.
• Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up.
• Investigate defects, downtime, and missed targets through structured root-cause analysis.
• Build useful production metrics and verify that improvements deliver results.
• Partner with operators, maintenance, quality, software, and leadership.
• Train teams on new processes and incorporate floor feedback.
• Support production directly when an urgent issue threatens safety or delivery.

Skills

Problem solving

Factory floor

Analytical thinking

Root-cause analysis

Tools

CAD

Fixtures

Equipment commissioning

CNC machinery

Job description

Nox Metals in Detroit or Los Angeles is hiring Manufacturing Engineers to make our factories safer, faster, and more repeatable. You will improve systems turning incoming aluminum into accurate, on-time shipments, including equipment, tooling, layouts and work instructions.

This is a floor-first role requiring hands-on problem solving, strong root-cause discipline, and the ability to work with operators, maintenance, quality, software and leadership to implement practical improvements.