Lead, Precision Gear Manufacturing Engineer

Reliance Gear Corporation; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (Medical, Vision,  or

Life Insurance

Job summary

Reliance Gear Corporation in Elmhurst, IL is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer — Precision Gearing to lead process strategy on gear hobbling, shaping, and grinding while staying hands-on.

You will review SPC, refine CNC programs, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with AGMA, ISO 9001, AS9100, and customer requirements; the role blends design, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce scrap and extend tooling life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in gear process engineering or precision gear manufacturing.
• Background in CNC programming, gear cutting and grinding, GD&T and metrology.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to process engineers: mentoring, code reviews, technical deep-dives, and project prioritization.
• Design and refine routings, process plans, tooling specifications, and CNC programs for gear hobbing, shaping, and grinding.
• Interpret metrology data and gear inspection reports to diagnose issues and implement corrective actions.
• Partner across Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to protect schedules and resolve technical barriers.
• Drive CI initiatives to reduce scrap, increase throughput, lengthen tool life, and control cost.
• Author and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, work instructions, and SPC documentation.
• Support manufacturing quotations; evaluate, implement, and validate capital equipment.

Skills

CNC programming

Gear cutting

Gear grinding

GD&T

Gear inspection

Heat treatment understanding

Six Sigma

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Reliance Gear Corporation in Elmhurst, IL is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer — Precision Gearing to lead process strategy on gear hobbling, shaping, and grinding while staying hands-on.

You will review SPC, refine CNC programs, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with AGMA, ISO 9001, AS9100, and customer requirements; the role blends design, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce scrap and extend tooling life.