Manufacturing Engineer: Lead End-to-End Process

Century International A; Fairfax (VT); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Century International A is seeking an experienced manufacturing engineer to act as an independent process owner for machining and assembly operations. You will develop, optimize, and sustain manufacturing systems, lead cross-functional projects, and own technical decisions to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.

You will oversee end-to-end processes, validate and document machining, tooling, and inspection methods, and lead DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, and control plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial or related engineering.
• Experience developing and sustaining machining, assembly, tooling, or inspection processes.
• Ability to perform GD&T reviews, data analysis, and production-risk decisions.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end manufacturing processes for assigned product lines, cells, or equipment.
• Develop, validate, and maintain machining, assembly, and inspection processes and approve technical documentation within delegated authority.
• Own CNC/CAM strategy, tooling, workholding, setup, and prove-out decisions for assigned products.
• Lead DFM/DFA, tolerance, drawing, and engineering-change reviews and resolve manufacturability risks with Design Engineering and Quality.
• Lead equipment trials, acceptance testing, qualification, and production handoff for moderately complex systems.
• Lead cycle-time, scrap, throughput, uptime, tool-life, and labor-efficiency improvement efforts using verified data.
• Own process flow, PFMEA, control-plan, capability, and work-instruction content for assigned processes.
• Implement SPC and capability controls and respond to unstable or incapable processes with documented action plans.
• Lead cross-functional root-cause analysis and corrective or preventive actions using a method appropriate to the problem and verify effectiveness.
• Integrate safety, firearms compliance, and engineering risk controls into all process, tooling, equipment, and layout decisions.
• Build and maintain project plans with scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead cross-functional execution with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers.
• Deliver projects on time, within scope, and to agreed safety, quality, cost, and performance targets.
• Train operators, technicians, and junior engineers and provide day-to-day technical coaching.
• Support capital-equipment justification and implementation within assigned projects.
• Maintain and keep workstation and department area clean.
• Demonstrate sound working knowledge of firearms safety.
• Wear all necessary Personal Protective Equipment directed by the Company at all times.
• Adhere to all employment policies/safety policies/practices required by law/established by the Company.
• Other duties will be assigned as required.

Skills

Process ownership

Cross-functional leadership

DFM DFA

PFMEA

CNC CAM

Tooling workholding

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial or closely related engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

Century International A is seeking an experienced manufacturing engineer to act as an independent process owner for machining and assembly operations. You will develop, optimize, and sustain manufacturing systems, lead cross-functional projects, and own technical decisions to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.

You will oversee end-to-end processes, validate and document machining, tooling, and inspection methods, and lead DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, and control plans.