Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive

Smartsearchonline; Virginia, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini Group is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive Assembly for our Dublin, VA site. This onsite role focuses on leading process trials, improving production methods, and supporting lean initiatives to drive safety, efficiency, and quality.

You will collaborate with Materials and cross-functional teams to optimize material flow, balance manpower, and ensure launch readiness for new products and changes. The position emphasizes continuous improvement and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Communication skills required.
• Decision making and problem solving abilities.
• Customer focus and teamwork are essential.
• Lean manufacturing know-how required.
• Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support new process trials and provide engineering support for current production to ensure stable, efficient manufacturing operations.
• Establish and maintain optimal production methods, standards, tooling, and equipment for assigned products and processes.
• Drive safety, ergonomics, and efficiency improvements through process changes and continuous safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with Materials and cross-functional teams to optimize material flow using Lean principles.
• Coordinate implementation of new products and engineering changes balancing work timing, processes, and manpower.
• Partner with Engineering and Materials teams to conduct design reviews and support prototype builds and launch readiness.
• Identify and implement process improvements using Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve quality, cost, and delivery.
• Analyze assembly operations and drive continuous improvement through data analysis and problem solving.

Skills

Communication

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Customer Focus

Teamwork

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

Join us to co-create solutions for a better future!

Job Details

Engineering

Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive Dublin,VA Posted:9/23/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 65016 Job Category: Engineering Position Type: Full Time Duration: 12 months Shift: 1 Remaining Positions: 2

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive Assembly in Dublin VA (Onsite)

Work Location

• 4881 Cougar Trail Rd Dublin VA 24084

Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead and support new process trials and provide engineering support for current production to ensure stable, efficient manufacturing operations.
• Establish and maintain optimal production methods, standards, tooling, and equipment for assigned products and processes.
• Drive manufacturing safety, ergonomics, and efficiency improvements through process changes and continuous safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with Materials and cross-functional teams to optimize material flow, organization, and placement using Lean principles.
• Coordinate implementation of new products and engineering changes, ensuring proper balance of work timing, processes, and manpower requirements.
• Partner with Engineering and Materials teams to conduct manufacturing design reviews and support process development, prototype builds, and launch readiness.
• Identify, implement, and standardize process improvements using Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Analyze assembly operations and drive continuous improvement through data analysis, problem solving, and application of lean manufacturing.
• Develop and maintain accurate production standards using predetermined time systems (MCTM/MOST).
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, plant procedures, and compliance requirements across all assigned processes.
• Identify and execute opportunities for cost reduction and manpower optimization through process design and assembly configuration improvements.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to Manufacturing Engineers as needed, supporting development.
• Lead and execute engineering programs within the area of responsibility to meet production, timing, and business objectives.
• Interface and collaborate with plant personnel to achieve production targets, manpower balance, and operational goals.

Job Requirements Details:

• Communication
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Lean Manufacturing

Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market.

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

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Pay Range: $ 45.00 - $ 48.00