Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical), Own Tool Design + Half Your Week on Improvement Projects |[...]

Pave Talent; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$88,000 to $100,000 base, depending on

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with a company match

PTO and holidays, plus paid parental <

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Monday through Friday onsite, with Occ

Job summary

Pave Talent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join a fast-growing, onsite team in Illinois. You will own projects from scope through implementation on a high-volume production line, balancing continuous improvement with daily production support.

You will design tools and fixtures, source vendors, and drive root-cause analysis and validation activities, reporting to the engineering manager with direct access to decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Three or more years of manufacturing engineering in a real production environment.
• A track record of owning projects from scope through implementation.
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
• Hands-on Lean and continuous improvement experience.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future.
• You already live within commuting distance. This role is fully onsite and there is no relocation package.
• Semiconductor or electronics materials background, though any regulated high volume manufacturer is welcome here
• PFMEA, DOE, process validation, or process capability work
• Cleanroom or contamination control exposure

Responsibilities

• Daily production, process, and throughput support on a high volume line
• Root cause analysis and corrective action when something breaks
• Lean and continuous improvement projects that move cost, quality, and efficiency
• Tool and fixture design, vendor sourcing, build, install, and follow through
• Process changes, validation, and equipment qualification
• Work instructions and hands-on training for the operators who run your process

Skills

Ownership of projects

Lean and continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Throughput / production focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Responsibilities

• You are the fourth engineer joining a three-person team, so you get real ownership from week one instead of waiting your turn.
• Half your week is continuous improvement work. This is not a pure firefighting seat.
• When a process needs a new tool, you design it, source it with the vendor, install it, and follow it through on the line. Start to finish, yours.
• The site is the fastest growing business of its kind in the region, with new equipment and new processes landing continuously.
• You report directly to the engineering manager who runs the floor. No layers between you and the decision.
• You have carried projects from scope through implementation and can point to exactly what you built.
• You are comfortable getting pulled onto a throughput problem in the morning and back onto your improvement project in the afternoon.
• You open SolidWorks or AutoCAD without thinking about it.
• You would rather fix the root cause than log the symptom.
• If you want a mature plant where every process is already dialed in, or a seat where someone else owns the tooling, this is not your role.
• Daily production, process, and throughput support on a high volume line
• Root cause analysis and corrective action when something breaks
• Lean and continuous improvement projects that move cost, quality, and efficiency
• Tool and fixture design, vendor sourcing, build, install, and follow through
• Process changes, validation, and equipment qualification
• Work instructions and hands-on training for the operators who run your process

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Three or more years of manufacturing engineering in a real production environment
• A track record of owning projects from scope through implementation
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks or AutoCAD
• Hands-on Lean and continuous improvement experience
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future
• You already live within commuting distance. This role is fully onsite and there is no relocation package.
• Semiconductor or electronics materials background, though any regulated high volume manufacturer is welcome here
• PFMEA, DOE, process validation, or process capability work
• Cleanroom or contamination control exposure

Benefits and Perks

• $88,000 to $100,000 base, depending on experience
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• PTO and holidays, plus paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
• Monday through Friday onsite, with occasional weekend support when production calls for it

Interview Process

• A 30 minute call with Pave Talent
• A one-on-one with the hiring manager
• An on-site interview with the engineering and operations leadership

Pave Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.