Hands-On Mechanical Engineer—CNC & Production

Nautique Boat Company; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nautique Boat Company, a premier maker of ski and wake boats, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to bridge engineering and operations. You will deliver production-ready CAD models, drawings, nested cut files, and manufacturing templates, while supporting continuous improvement and new product integration on the production floor.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will spend half your time on the shop floor guiding tooling standards, validating processes, and ensuring repeatable,

Qualifications

• Four-year post-secondary education in technology, engineering, or manufacturing.
• Five years of relevant work experience.
• DFMA understanding.
• OSHA and ANSI standards knowledge.
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Own CAD-to-production integration and ensure release of drawings and BOMs.
• Maintain and revise CAD files with proper tolerances and traceability.
• Validate geometry, toolpaths, nesting, and material orientation before release.
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and setup sheets.
• Support production ramp-ups and first-article validation.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to resolve issues.
• Provide on-floor hands-on support and troubleshooting.
• Drive process improvements using production data.

Skills

CNC machining

CAD/CAM

GD&T

root-cause analysis

on-floor troubleshooting

SOP development

toolpath validation

data-driven process improvement

Education

Four-year engineering/tech degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

SolidWorks

V‑Carve

Job description

Nautique Boat Company, a premier maker of ski and wake boats, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to bridge engineering and operations. You will deliver production-ready CAD models, drawings, nested cut files, and manufacturing templates, while supporting continuous improvement and new product integration on the production floor.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will spend half your time on the shop floor guiding tooling standards, validating processes, and ensuring repeatable,