Manufacturing Engineer

AtWork - West Valley City; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AtWork Group is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to improve production processes in a custom cable and wire harness environment. The role emphasizes optimizing workflows, boosting product quality, and reducing costs, with a focus on practical engineering solutions on the factory floor.

A formal engineering degree is not required; candidates with strong hands-on experience and problem-solving skills will be considered. You will work closely with production teams to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or a related hands-on technical manufacturing role.
• Experience in custom cable assembly, wire harness manufacturing, or electromechanical manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, engineering specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, equipment, tooling, and fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Process Design & Optimization: Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes, assembly workflows, and work instructions to increase productivity, reduce waste, and control costs.
• Equipment & Tooling: Identify, design, select, and implement manufacturing equipment, tools, fixtures, and tooling to support safe, accurate, and efficient production.
• Production Support & Troubleshooting: Provide hands-on technical support on the factory floor, resolve production bottlenecks, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and process issues.
• Quality Improvement: Collaborate with the Quality team to investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurring problems.
• Design for Manufacturability: Work with customer design engineers and internal teams to review technical drawings, specifications, and product requirements to improve manufacturability.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve production efficiency, reduce material waste, and enhance overall manufacturing performance.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, process documentation, and work instructions to ensure consistent production standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, quality, and production teams to support manufacturing projects and ongoing process improvements.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Quality improvement

Reading technical drawings

Team collaboration

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support and improve production processes in a custom cable and wire harness manufacturing environment. This professional role focuses on optimizing manufacturing workflows, improving product quality, increasing production efficiency, and reducing operational costs. The ideal candidate enjoys solving technical challenges, troubleshooting production issues, and working directly with production teams to implement practical engineering solutions. A formal engineering degree is not required. We welcome candidates with strong, hands-on manufacturing engineering experience who have developed their technical expertise through practical work experience rather than a traditional degree program.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Design & Optimization: Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes, assembly workflows, and work instructions to increase productivity, reduce waste, and control costs.
• Equipment & Tooling: Identify, design, select, and implement manufacturing equipment, tools, fixtures, and tooling to support safe, accurate, and efficient production.
• Production Support & Troubleshooting: Provide hands-on technical support on the factory floor, resolve production bottlenecks, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and process issues.
• Quality Improvement: Collaborate with the Quality team to investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurring problems.
• Design for Manufacturability: Work with customer design engineers and internal teams to review technical drawings, specifications, and product requirements to improve manufacturability.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve production efficiency, reduce material waste, and enhance overall manufacturing performance.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, process documentation, and work instructions to ensure consistent production standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, quality, and production teams to support manufacturing projects and ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or a related hands-on technical manufacturing role.
• Experience in custom cable assembly, wire harness manufacturing, or electromechanical manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, engineering specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, equipment, tooling, and fixtures.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with process improvement, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with production and technical teams.

Education & Experience

A degree is not required for this position. Candidates with demonstrated hands-on manufacturing engineering experience and strong technical capabilities will be considered in place of a formal engineering degree. We encourage experienced manufacturing professionals who have built their engineering knowledge through practical experience, technical problem-solving, and production process improvement to apply.

Compensation

Annual salary of $75, 000-$90, 000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Opportunity to make a direct impact on manufacturing processes, production efficiency, and product quality.

A hands-on engineering role with opportunities to collaborate across engineering, quality, and production.

A degree is not required to be considered for this opportunity.