Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Process Optimizer

TBEI (Tishomingo); Tishomingo (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Signal Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and continuously improve manufacturing processes ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality. You will collaborate with Design Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance to optimize fit, form, function, cost, and manufacturability while supporting Lean initiatives across the facility.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing or heavy fabrication, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and process optimization.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of material.

Responsibilities

• Determine and develop manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and workflows to produce products efficiently and with quality.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to improve product designs for manufacturability and cost.
• Lead and support process improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and CI methodologies.
• Provide clear documentation, work instructions, and SOPs to support production teams.
• Train and communicate process changes, new equipment usage, and revised work methods to supervisors and shop personnel.
• Investigate, evaluate, and recommend new equipment or tooling to improve safety, capacity, and quality.
• Process ECNs and review ECRs to assess impact on safety, cost, and production.
• Analyze current and proposed processes to enhance safety and ergonomics.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues and deviations.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance to reduce downtime, scrap, and rework.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Lean manufacturing

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Syte-Line

SolidWorks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Syte-Line

SolidWorks

Job description

Federal Signal Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and continuously improve manufacturing processes ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality. You will collaborate with Design Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance to optimize fit, form, function, cost, and manufacturability while supporting Lean initiatives across the facility.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing or heavy fabrication, with