NPI Manufacturing Engineer – Precision Process Leader

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Missouri; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a growing, high-precision manufacturing organization. The role focuses on new product introduction, development, and creating reliable manufacturing processes for tight-tolerance components transitioning from design to production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing engineering within aerospace, medical, defense, or similar precision environments and will collaborate across engineering, quality, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Background in high-precision or tight-tolerance manufacturing.
• Experience with new product introduction, new product development, or production launches.
• Knowledge of machining, assembly, welding, injection molding, or similar operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing support for new product introduction and new product development.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for complex, high-precision components.
• Translate engineering requirements into practical production methods, work instructions, and process controls.
• Support the transition of new components from design into full production.
• Evaluate tooling, equipment, capacity, and resource needs for new and existing processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and lead root-cause and corrective-action efforts.
• Support first-article inspections, process validation, and product qualification.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, cost, delivery, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with engineering, quality, and production teams to resolve technical and dimensional issues.
• Take ownership of assigned manufacturing projects from planning through implementation.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

NPI

Process Development

Root Cause Analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

ERP

MRP

Job description

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a growing, high-precision manufacturing organization. The role focuses on new product introduction, development, and creating reliable manufacturing processes for tight-tolerance components transitioning from design to production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing engineering within aerospace, medical, defense, or similar precision environments and will collaborate across engineering, quality, and