Manufacturing Engineer

LeoForce; Fairfield (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401 (k) with company match

Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Cigna Wellness Incentive Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Short Term Disability

Group Life and Accidental Insurance

Sun Life – Accident, Critical Illness,

Job summary

LeoForce in Fairfield, NJ is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize cost, quality, and delivery for complex MedTech components. You will analyze blueprints, run simulations, and partner with IT, production, and finance to build data-driven business cases.

With 5+ years in value or industrial engineering and hands-on SolidWorks/CAD/CAM, you will drive Industry 4.0 initiatives, develop DFM assessments, and support quotes and capex ROI for internal and external manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Systems)
• 5+ years in value/industrial engineering, costing, with Industry 4.0 practices
• Experience with Contract Manufacturer or OEM environments
• Strong background in manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment

Responsibilities

• Analyze blueprints, CAD models, and specs to support manufacturing simulations and cost models
• Collaborate with Business Development, Solutions Architecture, IT/ERP, and Finance to grow opportunities and refine quotations
• Develop detailed cost models for materials, labor, equipment and processes for optimization
• Identify best manufacturing processes for overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Create internal business cases including ROI for CapEx and site recommendations
• Use SolidWorks and CAD/CAM for DFM and proposal conceptualization
• Deploy data acquisition tools (Minitab, Sage, FlexSim, Paperless Parts) for analysis

Skills

Value engineering

Industrial engineering

Costing

Industry 4.0

Lean Six Sigma

DFM

SolidWorks

CAD/CAM

Minitab

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Systems)

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD/CAM

Minitab

Sage

FlexSim

Paperless Parts

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer

Fairfield,NJ, US

6916010

9 hours ago

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level
Salary: $100,000 - $135,000 per year

Job Details

Responsibilities

• Analyze blueprints, specifications, model files (CAD) and other documentation to prepare accurate simulations and supportive data sets / process models for manufacturing projects, particularly those involving insert injection molding of thermoplastics, precision machined components, and/or complex sub-assemblies for the MedTech industry
• Integrate fully as a partner to Business Development and Solutions Architecture Teams, with primary objective to drive new business opportunities, sales expansion – and further increase competitive advantage through systems engineering and application of Industry 4.0 practices
• Collaborate with engineering, production, procurement and accounting teams to gather actual cost data, historical summaries of previously quoted business (including tooling costs/lead-times, engineering resource utilization, and achieved manufacturing standards relative to those estimated) with the purpose of refining new business and existing business quotations to drive growth
• Partner with IT / ERP Teams (Business Analysts) and Manufacturing expand the use of existing systems for real-time / actual data collection, and adoption of new systems for manufacturing data acquisition and process optimization modeling
• Utilize software tools and engineering knowledge to develop detailed cost models for materials, labor, equipment, and other resources – beyond the print / model provided (look for optimization opportunities)
• Identify the best possible manufacturing processes and evaluate based on wholistic process flow, all process steps equipment / manufacturing processes for optimized efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Generate internal business cases, including projected ROI for CapEx spending justification in collaboration with Accounting Partners; as well as “preferred site” status for manufacturing based on costs, labor availability, and capacity utilization
• Utilize SolidWorks, CAD/CAM software packages for product DFM, and conceptualization of proposals
• Utilize and/or identify and Deploy software tools to facilitate data acquisition and analysis, such as Minitab, Sage, Flexsim, Paperless parts or similar

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial engineering, Systems engineering, Value engineering)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in value engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing costing, and related role in the manufacturing industry, with specific experience utilizing industry 4.0+ best practices and/or Lea
• Experience working for a Contract Manufacturer or OEM
• Strong engineering background with a solid understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to identify the best possible manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in using SolidWorks or equipment CAD/CAM software packages for estimating and DFM purposes
• Experience in product level design for manufacture (DFM)
• Ability to collaborate across engineering Centers of Excellence for multi-plant vertically integrated proposals

A bit about us:

My client is a leading manufacturing company and is growing! They are looking to add a Manufacturing Engineer who will participate in identifying waste, defining value streams, productivity optimization, Kanban setups, takt time studies, labor tracking, ergonomics, material flow, pFMEA, and similar Lean Six Sigma tools.

Why join us?

Compensation Up To $135,000

Other Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401 (k) with company match
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Accounts (HAS)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Cigna Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short Term Disability
• Group Life and Accidental Insurance
• Sun Life – Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Smoking Cessation Program
• Pet Insurance

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