Manufacturing Engineer

Pacer Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 59,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacer Group in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to optimize air-cooled chiller production and drive continuous improvement across mechanical and electrical assemblies. This on-site role requires hands-on troubleshooting and collaboration with operations, quality, and product engineering teams.

You will lead process development, maintenance, and validation activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing that meets delivery and quality targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field applicable to manufacturing.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing engineering or automation experience.
• Hands-on ability with mechanical tools and electrical diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support for air-cooled chiller production operations.
• Lead resolution of complex manufacturing issues involving mechanical assemblies, electrical systems, controls, and testing processes.
• Identify and eliminate manufacturing constraints that impact safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for electrical assembly and test operations.
• Troubleshoot mechanical assembly issues involving refrigeration systems, piping, structural assemblies, and electromechanical components.
• Support process improvements related to assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, and material presentation.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to improve manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
• Support new product launches through process development, production readiness activities, and manufacturing validation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are capable of meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements before launch.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and process improvements on the floor using common mechanical and electrical tools (taps, punches, drills, calipers, multimeters, and amp clamps).

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical diagnostics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Technology

Tools

Electrical diagnostic tools

Calipers

Multimeters

AMP clamps

Taps punches drills

Job description

Domain: Automotive/Aerospace/Manufacturing

Schedule: Mon-Friday, 8AM-5PM

Pay: $52

Overtime: Yes

Application Deadline: Last date for receipt of applications Nov 26, 2026

Description:

• The Sr. Manufacturing Engineer serves as the primary technical resource supporting air-cooled chiller manufacturing operations.
• This role is responsible for improving manufacturing processes, resolving complex production issues, supporting new product introductions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across mechanical assembly, electrical integration, controls systems, and product testing.
• The Manufacturing Engineer partners closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Product Engineering to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable manufacturing processes that meet customer quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
• This position requires a strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical systems and the ability to troubleshoot complex manufacturing issues spanning product design, assembly processes, controls, and testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support for air-cooled chiller production operations.
• Lead resolution of complex manufacturing issues involving mechanical assemblies, electrical systems, controls, and testing processes.
• Identify and eliminate manufacturing constraints that impact safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for electrical assembly and test operations.
• Troubleshoot mechanical assembly issues involving refrigeration systems, piping, structural assemblies, and electromechanical components.
• Support process improvements related to assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, and material presentation.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to improve manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
• Support new product launches through process development, production readiness activities, and manufacturing validation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are capable of meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements before launch.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and process improvements on the floor using common mechanical and electrical tools (taps, punches, drills, calipers, multimeters, and amp clamps).

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Technology.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing engineering or automation experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on ability with mechanical tools (taps, punches, drills, calipers) and electrical diagnostic tools (multimeters and amp clamps) to support troubleshooting and process validation on the production floor.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with industrial communication protocols.
• Familiarity with MES integration and data collection systems.
• Exposure to Six Sigma or Lean manufacturing principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER:

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.