Manufacturing Engineer Level 3

E Solutions, LLC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

E Solutions, LLC in Indiana is seeking a manufacturing engineering professional to own process flows, layouts, standard work, and training support across assigned production cells.

You will conduct time studies, capacity analyses, bottleneck reviews, and productivity assessments, while coordinating tooling and ergonomic improvements and supporting readiness reviews and ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7–10 years of manufacturing, industrial, or process engineering experience.
• Hands-on fabricated or assembled product experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop process flows, work-cell layouts, standard work, and visual instructions.
• Perform time studies, capacity calculations, bottleneck reviews, and line balancing.
• Design tooling, fixtures, jigs, gauges, and ergonomics improvements.
• Participate in PFMEA, control-plan development, and pilot builds.
• Analyze safety, quality, downtime, and material flow data to drive improvements.
• Maintain project plans, technical records, and benefit reporting.

Skills

Process planning

Time studies

Capacity analysis

Line balancing

Data analysis

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field

Tools

CAD software

Spreadsheet software (Excel)

Job description

Scope and Decision Rights

• Own assigned processes, analyses, documentation, tooling, readiness activities, and improvement deliverables within approved standards.
• Identify and escalation missing requirements, design conflicts, safety issues, schedule risk, and resource constraints early.
• Recommend controlled product, tooling, layout, process, and work-instruction changes for approval.
• Lead assigned DFM/DFA, process, tooling, PFMEA, readiness, root-cause, and capital reviews and mentor Levels 1 and 2.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop process flows, work-cell layouts, station content, standard work, visual work instructions, and training support.
• Perform time studies, labor analysis, capacity calculations, bottleneck reviews, line balancing, and productivity analysis.
• Design or coordinate tooling, fixtures, jigs, gauges, material presentation, handling aids, and ergonomic improvements.
• Participate in DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, control-plan development, pilot builds, process trials, readiness reviews, and ramp-up support.
• Analyze safety, quality, rework, scrap, downtime, labor, material‑flow, and delivery data and implement controlled improvements.
• Support capital equipment justification, specifications, supplier reviews, installation, validation, and handoff.
• Maintain project plans, technical records, layouts, analyses, action logs, and benefit reporting.

Working Interfaces

• Advanced Manufacturing: manufacturing strategy, production priorities, labor model, facility flow, capital priorities, and performance expectations.
• Product Design & Engineering: product definition, models, drawings, BOMs, specifications, design changes, DFM/DFA feedback, and release readiness.
• Automation & Electrical Systems: controls/electrical requirements, Panel Shop and Electrical Integration interfaces, automation opportunities, test needs, and equipment readiness.
• Production and Fabrication: process observation, standard work, work-center layout, capacity, labor standards, tooling, training, quality feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Product Management and Project Management: requirements, volume assumptions, delivery commitments, cost targets, schedule, change impacts, and product priorities.
• Safety & Quality: risk assessment, ergonomics, regulatory and quality requirements, inspection points, NCR/CAPA, validation of process changes, and safe work methods.
• Procurement and Supply Chain: supplier capability, component and material flow, make‑versus‑buy analysis for lead‑time risk feature through on‑sat accounts ..

Required Skills and Abilities

• Manufacturing/industrial engineering, process planning, standard work, time studies, capacity, layout, tooling, DFM/DFA, data analysis, and continuous‑improvement capability appropriate to level.
• Working fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, quality and material‑flow, and ergonomic knowledge.
• Strong CAD layout, spreadsheet…

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Typically 7–10 years of manufacturing, industrial, process, operations engineering, internship, co‑op, or related experience.
• Hands‑on fabricated or assembled product experience is preferred.

Success Measures

• Assigned deliverables meet safety, quality, capacity, labor, schedule, documentation, and readiness expectations.
• Production risks are raised early and issues are resolved through controlled action.
• Improvements produce measurable safety, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, or labor benefits.
• Demonstrates progression toward the next level of ownership.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Regular presence throughout manufacturing and production areas.
• Prolonged computer, CAD/layout, analysis, document, and planning work.
• Frequent walking, observation, measurement, trials, and interaction around industrial equipment.
• Travel to suppliers, customers, other operating companies, and manufacturing sites as required.
• Compliance with PPE, lockout/tagout, fall protection, electrical safety, and site requirements.

E Solutions was built in response to customers seeking a smarter, more sustainable “green” approach to industrial systems. From day one, we’ve been committed not only to meeting those needs — but to exceeding them. Our team brings decades of experience in automation, HVAC, and contracting, with experts in mechanical, chemical, electrical, and environmental engineering. This diverse expertise allows us to design, install, and integrate a wide range of industrial systems, delivering solutions that are highly capable, cost‑efficient, and user-friendly. Whether it’s aircraft de‑icing, security systems, or specialized controls, we create the tools our customers need to operate seamlessly. To keep things running at peak performance, we also provide preventative maintenance and alert monitoring services. As a proud division of MEP Holdings — a company with more than 500 employees — ESolutions combines deep industry knowledge with the resources of a larger network to deliver reliable, innovative results.