Manufacturing Process Engineer II - Lean & NPI

Socket.dev; Feasterville-Trevose (Bucks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to independently develop, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes across the production floor. This role serves as a technical resource and works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and operations to improve performance.

You will lead process-improvement initiatives, resolve complex manufacturing problems, develop tooling and fixtures, support new product introductions, and provide technical direction

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in metal fabrication or a similar discrete manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of metal fabrication processes and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and bills of material.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and project-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and management personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead manufacturing improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering support to production operations.
• Lead improvement projects focused on safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, capacity, and cost reduction.
• Design and implement fixtures, jigs, tooling, gauges, and other production aids.
• Create and maintain routings, work instructions, standard work, process documentation, and labor standards.
• Lead root‑cause investigations for recurring quality, productivity, and manufacturing issues.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Conduct time studies, capacity analysis, line balancing, and process‑flow analysis.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, excessive handling, setup time, downtime, rework, and other sources of manufacturing inefficiency.
• Support new product introduction from prototype through production launch.
• Evaluate product designs for manufacturability and recommend design improvements.
• Evaluate engineering changes and determine appropriate manufacturing methods and implementation requirements.
• Support capital equipment projects, including equipment selection, justification, installation, commissioning, and process validation.
• Analyze manufacturing data and establish measurable process‑performance improvements.
• Work with vendors and suppliers on tooling, equipment, materials, and process‑development activities.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with safety, quality, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Participate in production planning and capacity discussions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

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

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to independently develop, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes across the production floor. This role serves as a technical resource and works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and operations to improve performance.

You will lead process-improvement initiatives, resolve complex manufacturing problems, develop tooling and fixtures, support new product introductions, and provide technical direction