Manufacturing Engineer

Threadlock Precision; Michigan; On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health and dental insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Threadlock Precision, a rapidly growing aerospace/defense component manufacturer, is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for our Kremin facility in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The role offers hands-on shop floor support, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with machinists, programmers, quality, and maintenance to drive safe, efficient production.

The successful candidate will develop and optimize machining processes, interpret GD&T and drawings, support AS9100/ISO9001 compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 2–3 years manufacturing engineering experience in machining.
• Experience with GD&T, drawings, and manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support for milling, turning, and multi-axis machining.
• Investigate production issues related to quality, throughput, cycle time, tooling, and stability.
• Collaborate with machinists, programmers, Quality, maintenance, and leadership to root causes and corrective actions.
• Lead improvements to increase productivity, equipment utilization and production flow while reducing scrap and downtime.
• Develop and improve processes for new/existing products, including routings, tooling, setups, and inspections.
• Interpret drawings, GD&T, and customer requirements to establish manufacturing methods.
• Support quality investigations and AS9100/ISO9001 compliance.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Shop floor familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Mastercam

NX

PartMaker

FeatureCAM

Job description

Kremin has recently joined Threadlock Precision and now operates as Kremin, a Threadlock Precision Company. We are a rapidly growing engineered component manufacturing organization serving leading aerospace and defense customers, including OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. Backed by strong financial support and positioned for continued expansion, we are investing in our people, equipment, facilities, processes, and operating systems to support long-term growth and increasing demand for complex, high-precision manufactured components.

We are currently hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for our Kremin facility in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

The Work We Do Matters!

Our products support the defense industrial base and help ensure that the men and women serving our country have reliable, high-quality equipment.

How You Will Make a Difference

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Manufacturing Engineer will provide hands‑on technical support to production while helping prepare the facility and its operations for continued growth.

This role serves as a practical problem‑solving resource for the manufacturing operation. You will work directly with machinists, production leaders, programmers, quality personnel, maintenance resources, suppliers, and operations leadership to investigate production and quality concerns, improve process performance, coordinate equipment and facility activities, and remove barriers affecting safety, quality, delivery, cost, and throughput.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working on the shop floor, gathering input from the people closest to the work, analyzing problems, and helping cross‑functional teams develop and implement sustainable solutions. This position requires both technical capability and the ability to bring people together, create clarity, establish ownership, and drive actions through completion.

Production Support and Process Improvement

• Provide hands‑on engineering support for milling, turning, and multi‑axis machining operations.
• Investigate production issues involving quality, throughput, cycle time, tooling, machine capability, and process stability.
• Partner with machinists, programmers, Quality, Maintenance, and production leadership to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and verify sustained results.
• Lead improvements that increase productivity, repeatability, equipment utilization, and production flow while reducing scrap, rework, downtime, and setup time.

Manufacturing Process and Quality Support

• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for new and existing products, including routings, tooling, setups, machining methods, inspection requirements, and production readiness.
• Interpret drawings, models, GD&T, customer requirements, and process data to establish practical and reliable manufacturing methods.
• Support quality investigations, corrective actions, process controls, inspection methods, and compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements.

Equipment, Facilities, and Capital Projects

• Support equipment installations, machine moves, repairs, facility layouts, capacity expansion, and production‑area improvements.
• Help evaluate new machinery, tooling, and infrastructure based on capability, capacity, quality, safety, cost, and long‑term business needs.
• Coordinate equipment‑related activities and track actions through completion.

Documentation, Training, and Technical Leadership

• Create and maintain practical work instructions, setup sheets, tooling lists, process documentation, layouts, and standard work.
• Train employees on process changes, equipment, tooling, setups, and manufacturing controls.
• Provide clear technical guidance and build strong working relationships across production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and operations.

This position requires compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations. As such, candidates must be a “U.S. Person” as defined by applicable law (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or asylee/refugee).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other engineering field within aerospace, defense, medical or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• At least three (2) years of manufacturing engineering experience within a machining or precision machining environment
• Experience with engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.

Or

• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in machining, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, production support, programming, maintenance, facilities engineering, or a related manufacturing discipline.
• Hands‑on experience supporting a machining or precision manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications (in addition to Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working within an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Experience with CNC milling, turning, Swiss machining, or multi‑axis machining.
• Working knowledge of CAM software such as Mastercam, NX, PartMaker, FeatureCAM, or a similar platform.
• Experience using Lean manufacturing, structured problem solving, root cause analysis, corrective action, or continuous improvement methods.
• Experience analyzing manufacturing performance data, downtime, capacity, scrap, cycle time, or throughput.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary: Salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Pay Range: $65,000 to $100,000 plus bonus
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Competitive health and dental insurance
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Professional development and training opportunities

Threadlock Precision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.