Manufacturing Engineer

Allied Maker; City of Glen Cove (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee product discount

PTO, holidays, parental leave

Employer-paid life and disability insurance

Safety shoe and eyewear allowance

Job summary

Allied Maker is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to bridge the gap between Design and partner vendors. This hands-on role involves resolving technical issues related to manufacturing and ensuring design integrity. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The position requires fluency in GD&T, solid communication skills, and strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.

This on-site role in Glen Cove offers a salary range of $95,000 to $120,000 annually, plus a discretionary bonus and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience with vendor interaction.
• Organized and able to own issues through resolution.
• Fluent in GD&T and process capability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact between Design Engineering and vendors.
• Review designs for manufacturability and propose improvements.
• Track quality costs and lead-time impacts from vendor issues.

Skills

Strong communication skills

GD&T knowledge

Machining and finishing processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD experience (Fusion or similar)

Job description

The Manufacturing Engineer sits between Allied Maker’s Design team and the outside world of partner vendors. When a tolerance doesn’t behave, a finish won’t hold, a material fights the process, or a vendor asks a question that could change the part, this is the person who answers, and then loops back to Design with the improvement. The Manufacturing Engineer is a hands-on problem solver whose work keeps fixtures buildable, beautiful, and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact between Design Engineering and partner vendors (machining, spinning, casting, glass, alabaster, wood)
• Resolve vendor questions about tolerances, materials, finishes, and process capability while preserving design intent
• Support QC on supplier quality issues: investigate root cause, implement corrective actions, and verify effectiveness

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

• Review designs with Design Engineering for manufacturability, tolerance realism, assembly fit, and cost before release
• Propose actionable design improvements to improve yield, cost, and schedule while maintaining design intent
• Maintain a library of DFM lessons learned

Process & Tolerance Ownership

• Own tolerance stack-up analysis on critical features
• Resolve conflicts between design intent and vendor capability
• Define inspection and acceptance criteria with QC
• Lead first-article reviews and process qualification for new vendors and parts
• Partner with Assembly, Pre-Production, and Quality to resolve recurring issues from vendor parts or upstream design
• Track the cost of poor quality and lead-time impact from vendor issues and report trends

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
• 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience with vendor interaction
• Strong knowledge of machining, spinning, casting, and finishing processes
• Fluent in GD&T (ASME Y14.5), tolerance stack-ups, and process capability
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Organized, decisive, and able to own issues through resolution

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in lighting, luxury goods, architectural hardware, or custom manufacturing
• CAD experience (Fusion or similar)
• Familiarity with UL 1598 / UL 8750
• Experience working with Northeast US vendors
• Salary: $95,000 - $120,000 annually (based on experience)
• Discretionary bonus
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO, holidays, parental leave
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Safety shoe and eyewear allowance
• Employee product discount

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• On-site at the Glen Cove workshop
• Mix of desk work, shop floor time, and vendor interaction
• Active shop environment; PPE required where applicable

About Allied Maker

Allied Maker is an American design and manufacturing studio creating luxury-crafted lighting fixtures. Based in New York, each piece is made to order by a dedicated team of craftspeople, with a focus on authentic materials, refined form, and enduring quality.

The studio operates at the intersection of design, engineering, and manufacturing. Ryden Rizzo leads product design and form. Lanette Rizzo leads design direction, production, and client strategy. Together, they set a standard where design integrity, engineering, and performance are inseparable.

Allied Maker is widely specified by leading architects and designers and continues to expand its capabilities while maintaining a singular focus: deliver artisan-crafted, highly engineered, sophisticated yet simple lighting design solutions.

Salary Range Annually

$95,000 - $120,000 USD