Manufacturing Engineering Manager: DFA/DFM & Lean Leader

The Judge Group; Sterling (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for a large Sterling, IL facility. You will lead 4–5 direct report engineers to sustain and improve existing products and processes with emphasis on plant performance, process optimization, and assembly efficiency.

The ideal candidate has DFA/DFM experience, strong leadership, and a data-driven approach in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Proficiency in GD&T and 3D modeling is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering - Process or Mechanical, preferred.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in Manufacturing.
• 3+ years in a leadership role directing engineers.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Experience with plastic, stamped, and machined part design and manufacturing processes.
• 3D modeling experience.
• Leadership, team development, and delegation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop team capability, performance, and overall engineering effectiveness.
• Drive use of GD&T standards to improve design clarity, manufacturability, and inspection consistency.
• Promote DFM and DFA principles to reduce cost, complexity, and variation.
• Collaborate with New Product Development to support design reviews and launches.
• Support capital and tooling investments to meet quality and capacity requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, Lean) to reduce costs and downtime.
• Perform root cause analysis using statistics and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Quality and Operations on product and process changes.
• Support development of FMEAs, Control Plans, and process capability improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

DFA (Design for Assembly)

DFM (Design for Manufacturing)

GD&T

Lean

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering - Process or Mechanical

Tools

3D Modeling Software

Job description

The Judge Group seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for a large Sterling, IL facility. You will lead 4–5 direct report engineers to sustain and improve existing products and processes with emphasis on plant performance, process optimization, and assembly efficiency.

The ideal candidate has DFA/DFM experience, strong leadership, and a data-driven approach in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Proficiency in GD&T and 3D modeling is valued.