Manufacturing Methods Engineer – Lean Process Onsite

Westinghouse Electric Company; Newington (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Career development programs

Global recognition programs

Employee referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Newington, NH is seeking a Manufacturing Methods engineer to develop and standardize detailed shop-floor methods, translating drawings and requirements into practical instructions for fabrication, machining, assembly, and inspection. This onsite role collaborates with operations, welding, quality, and planning to improve execution.

The role reports to the Engineering Manager and requires a Bachelor’s in engineering with manufacturing experience and knowledge of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing environment; exposure to fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and non-destructive testing (NDT) desired.
• Develop clear, detailed technical instructions, standard work, operating procedures, or similar controlled documentation.
• Working knowledge of continuous-improvement and methods, such as Lean, value-stream mapping, 5S, root-cause analysis, or mistake-proofing.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Work in a shop-floor environment and translate operator knowledge and technical requirements into usable, repeatable processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, step-by-step technical work instructions for manufacturing tasks.
• Translate drawings, specifications, code requirements, contract requirements, quality requirements into practical shop-floor methods.
• Ensure process instructions align with controlled production orders and auditable documentation.
• Observe shop floor, document methods with operators, technicians, inspectors, and engineers.
• Standardize work processes to improve safety, quality, repeatability, efficiency, and knowledge retention.
• Identify process waste, bottlenecks, and error-prone steps; support continuous improvement with structured methods.
• Define process controls, tools, setup parameters, inspection points, acceptance criteria, precautions, and visual aids.
• Validate new or revised instructions through shop-floor trials and training.
• Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions by improving work methods and documentation.
• Establish process-performance measures and sustain improvements through reviews.

Skills

Manufacturing methods

Lean / continuous improvement

GD&T interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in Newington, NH is seeking a Manufacturing Methods engineer to develop and standardize detailed shop-floor methods, translating drawings and requirements into practical instructions for fabrication, machining, assembly, and inspection. This onsite role collaborates with operations, welding, quality, and planning to improve execution.

The role reports to the Engineering Manager and requires a Bachelor’s in engineering with manufacturing experience and knowledge of