Manufacturing Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Dallas seeks a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support startup, stabilization, and expansion of manufacturing operations at a new Dallas-area facility. You will focus on assembly operations, process development, troubleshooting, work instructions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure safe, efficient, repeatable processes ready for ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or assembly operations.
• Strong hands-on mechanical and manufacturing troubleshooting skills.
• Experience creating or maintaining work instructions and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to investigate production problems and implement practical corrective actions.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced manufacturing/startup environment.
• Experience with new product introductions, new production lines, or facility startups.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support production line startup, stabilization, and ramp-up.
• Develop, update, and maintain manufacturing work instructions, process documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Troubleshoot assembly, build, and manufacturing issues affecting production.
• Work directly with production teams to identify and resolve process inefficiencies and bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality teams to resolve manufacturing-related concerns.
• Support knowledge transfer and implementation of manufacturing best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve throughput, quality, scrap, rework, and overall manufacturing efficiency.
• Evaluate assembly and outsourcing opportunities to improve manufacturing performance.
• Participate in make-versus-buy assessments and implementation activities.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing initiatives throughout the facility ramp-up.
• Assist with tooling, fixtures, equipment, and production-floor requirements as needed.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Process development

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support the startup, stabilization, and expansion of manufacturing operations at a new Dallas-area facility. This role will focus on assembly operations, process development, troubleshooting, work instructions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to ensure manufacturing processes are safe, efficient, repeatable, and ready to support production ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Support production line startup, stabilization, and ramp-up activities.
• Develop, update, and maintain manufacturing work instructions, process documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Troubleshoot assembly, build, and manufacturing issues affecting production.
• Work directly with production teams to identify and resolve process inefficiencies and bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality teams to resolve manufacturing-related concerns.
• Support knowledge transfer and implementation of manufacturing best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve throughput, quality, scrap, rework, and overall manufacturing efficiency.
• Evaluate assembly and outsourcing opportunities to improve manufacturing performance.
• Participate in make-versus-buy assessments and implementation activities.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing initiatives throughout the facility ramp-up.
• Assist with tooling, fixtures, equipment, and production-floor requirements as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant manufacturing experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or assembly operations.
• Strong hands-on mechanical and manufacturing troubleshooting skills.
• Experience creating or maintaining work instructions and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to investigate production problems and implement practical corrective actions.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced manufacturing/startup environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting new product introductions (NPI), new production lines, or facility startups.
• Experience with mechanical assembly, electrical assembly, brazing, sheet metal, welding, or fabrication processes.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, heavy manufacturing, automotive, or similar manufacturing environments.
• Experience with production ramp-up, line balancing, process optimization, tooling, and manufacturing readiness.

Ideal Candidate: A practical, floor-focused Manufacturing Engineer who is comfortable getting directly involved with production problems—not someone whose experience is primarily theoretical or design-focused.