Manufacturing Engineer

Sage Search Partners; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage Search Partners is recruiting for a newly created CAD/detailing role at our North DFW manufacturing facility. The role reports to the Director of Manufacturing and connects Engineering, Programming, and Production to translate designs into precise, production-ready drawings using AutoCAD or Rhino.

You will refine joinery, tolerances, and fabrication methods; optimize processes to improve yield, review drawings for manufacturability, and develop SOPs as standards roll out company-wide.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of drafting/detailing experience in cabinetry/millwork, furniture, store fixtures, retail, hospitality, commercial architecture, museum, trade show exhibits, theater, or themed entertainment
• Strong AutoCAD and production-detailing skills
• Proficiency in Rhino 2D/3D, or willingness to learn it within the first few months
• Hands‑on experience supporting CNC machining, flat-panel processing, and repeatable production or assembly
• Strong understanding of materials, finishes, hardware, joinery, tolerances, and fabrication methods
• Proven record of process improvement, standardization, and waste reduction
• Ability to work closely with engineering, programming, project management, and shop-floor teams while managing several projects to schedule
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or a related field preferred; strong hands‑on experience considered in place of a degree

Responsibilities

• Turn project designs into accurate, production-ready drawings in AutoCAD or Rhino for programming, machining, fabrication, and assembly
• Engineer components for flat-panel processing and repeatable assembly, including joinery, hardware, dimensions, tolerances, and machining requirements
• Review drawings for accuracy and manufacturability, and catch design or fabrication issues before they reach the shop floor
• Find common parts and processes that can be standardized or batched within and across projects
• Plan material layups and manufacturing sequences to improve yield and reduce unnecessary cutting, handling, and manual cleanup
• Work with Programming and Production to choose the best equipment and method for each component across CNC, beam saw, boring, edgebanding, hardware prep, and assembly
• Identify bottlenecks, redundant operations, and sources of rework, and develop practical fixes
• Support assembly-line and production-cell methods where appropriate
• Write and maintain SOPs, manufacturing standards, and assembly instructions
• Incorporate shop-floor feedback into future detailing, and support training as the standards roll out companywide

Skills

AutoCAD

Rhino 2D/3D

CNC machining support

Manufacturing standards

Documentation / SOP writing

Education

Engineering/Architecture/Industrial Design degree

Tools

Rhino

Job description

Our client is a private equity-backed designer and manufacturer of custom branded environments for retail, hospitality, corporate spaces. This is a newly created role at their growing North DFW manufacturing facility. It reports to the Director of Manufacturing and connects Engineering, Programming, and Production. The manufacturing standards built here will be rolled out across the company’s other locations.

Responsibilities

• Turn project designs into accurate, production-ready drawings in AutoCAD or Rhino for programming, machining, fabrication, and assembly
• Engineer components for flat-panel processing and repeatable assembly, including joinery, hardware, dimensions, tolerances, and machining requirements
• Review drawings for accuracy and manufacturability, and catch design or fabrication issues before they reach the shop floor
• Find common parts and processes that can be standardized or batched within and across projects
• Plan material layups and manufacturing sequences to improve yield and reduce unnecessary cutting, handling, and manual cleanup
• Work with Programming and Production to choose the best equipment and method for each component across CNC, beam saw, boring, edgebanding, hardware prep, and assembly
• Identify bottlenecks, redundant operations, and sources of rework, and develop practical fixes
• Support assembly-line and production-cell methods where appropriate
• Write and maintain SOPs, manufacturing standards, and assembly instructions
• Incorporate shop-floor feedback into future detailing, and support training as the standards roll out companywide

Client Requirements

• 5 to 10 years of experience as a drafter or detailer in cabinetry/millwork, furniture, store fixtures, retail, hospitality, commercial architecture, museum, trade show exhibits, theater, or themed entertainment
• Strong AutoCAD and production-detailing skills
• Proficiency in Rhino 2D/3D, or willingness to learn it within the first few months
• Hands‑on experience supporting CNC machining, flat-panel processing, and repeatable production or assembly
• Strong understanding of materials, finishes, hardware, joinery, tolerances, and fabrication methods
• Proven record of process improvement, standardization, and waste reduction
• Ability to work closely with engineering, programming, project management, and shop-floor teams while managing several projects to schedule
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or a related field preferred; strong hands‑on experience considered in place of a degree