Lead Guitar Manufacturing Engineer – CNC & Prototyping

Gibson Brands Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gibson Brands Inc. in Nashville, TN, seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to enhance safety, drive process improvements, and increase production capacity in the Gibson Custom Shop. You will transfer prototype designs into production, optimize guitar manufacturing workflows, and develop build criteria for historic and new products.

The role requires strong CAD/CAM, CNC, and project-management skills, with a focus on quality and efficiency in a fast-paced guitar-making environment.

Qualifications

• Formal Engineering Studies, at Associate or bachelor’s level (preferred).
• Graduate of a Luthier program and 5 years of guitar building experience.
• CAD/CAM knowledge (3 years) and 3D modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes, fixturing, CNC programs, and automated solutions to transfer prototype product designs into production.
• Identify and implement improvement activities related to guitar manufacturing.
• Develop and document product specifications and build criteria for Historic and New product.
• Build prototypes and master parts for new products and product improvement.
• Troubleshoot and develop solutions for quality and production issues.
• Support maintenance and troubleshooting on CNC and other automated machinery.
• Develop documentation and provide operator training for CNC and automated machinery.

Skills

Guitar design knowledge

CAD/CAM skills

CNC mills & routers

G-code reading/writing

Teamwork and project management

Written and oral communication

Time management

Education

Associate or Bachelor's in Engineering

Guitar luthier program graduate

3D modeling experience

Tools

CAD/CAM software (Fusion/Mastercam)

Job description

Gibson Brands Inc. in Nashville, TN, seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to enhance safety, drive process improvements, and increase production capacity in the Gibson Custom Shop. You will transfer prototype designs into production, optimize guitar manufacturing workflows, and develop build criteria for historic and new products.

The role requires strong CAD/CAM, CNC, and project-management skills, with a focus on quality and efficiency in a fast-paced guitar-making environment.