Manufacturing Engineer — Precision Process & Tooling

Top Prospect Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Prospect Group in Yonkers, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for direct hire on the 1st shift. The role focuses on planning, designing, and improving manufacturing processes, jigs, fixtures, and production aids while ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety in a fast-paced production environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of plant engineering or production planning experience, strong CAD skills (SolidWorks, AutoCAD), and a hands-on approach to problem solving and continuous

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in plant engineering or production planning.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical education and experience.
• Strong proficiency with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and mechanical drafting.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, CNC operations, and tooling design.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a production‑focused environment.
• Hands‑on approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for production planning, manufacturing process development, and efficiency improvements.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate manufacture of jigs, fixtures, and production aids; develop construction and modification procedures.
• Research, design, install, and maintain mechanical products and systems to meet performance and safety requirements.
• Develop and test alternate designs and processing methods to evaluate feasibility, cost, and efficiency.
• Estimate costs and prepare bids and contract documents for engineering and production projects.
• Use SolidWorks and AutoCAD for computer-assisted design and development of production drawings.
• Create and revise production drawings (detail and assembly).
• Draft detailed multiview drawings for individual components and assemblies.
• Create DXF files for CNC programming and manage related files.
• Maintain organized file systems for production and engineering documentation.

Skills

SolidWorks

Machining practices

Tooling design

Fixture development

Production layouts

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

DXF files

CNC programming

Job description

Top Prospect Group in Yonkers, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for direct hire on the 1st shift. The role focuses on planning, designing, and improving manufacturing processes, jigs, fixtures, and production aids while ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety in a fast-paced production environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of plant engineering or production planning experience, strong CAD skills (SolidWorks, AutoCAD), and a hands-on approach to problem solving and continuous