Product Manufacturing Engineer

The Timken Company; Fulton (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STI program

Paid time off

401k

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

The Timken Company is seeking a Product Manufacturing Engineer to support and enhance manufacturing operations through engineering expertise and project leadership. You will optimize production processes, evaluate designs for manufacturability, and drive cost-effective solutions while serving as a technical liaison among plant, customers, and partners.

Responsibilities include providing engineering support for efficient production, leading process development projects, and maintaining SAP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field).
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective verbal, written, and presentation communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Willingness to work in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to ensure efficient, high-quality manufacturing of new and existing products.
• Analyze product designs to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and increase production capacity.
• Lead and support projects involving process development, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including routings, bills of materials, and work instructions within SAP.
• Apply engineering principles to design and validate new product applications and modifications.
• Conduct and document engineering analyses and testing to ensure product performance and compliance.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, quality systems, and safety protocols.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges and meet customer requirements.
• Represent Timken in customer meetings, providing technical presentations and product expertise.
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support product applications and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Hands-on manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD software

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Your Career Begins at Timken

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Your Career Begins at Timken

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Position Summary:

The Product Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting and enhancing manufacturing operations through engineering expertise, project leadership, and customer collaboration. This position is responsible for optimizing production processes, evaluating product designs for manufacturability, and driving cost-effective solutions. The role also serves as a technical liaison between the plant, customers, and industry partners.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide engineering support to ensure efficient, high-quality manufacturing of new and existing products.
• Analyze product designs to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and increase production capacity.
• Lead and support projects involving process development, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including routings, bills of materials, and work instructions within SAP.
• Apply engineering principles to design and validate new product applications and modifications.
• Conduct and document engineering analyses and testing to ensure product performance and compliance.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, quality systems, and safety protocols.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges and meet customer requirements.
• Represent Diamond Drives LLC in customer meetings, providing technical presentations and product expertise.
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support product applications and provide technical guidance.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field).
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication skills-verb al, written, and presentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Willingness to work in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Preferred

• 2 years of relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with solid modeling and CAD software.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

The yearly compensation for this role is $65,960 to $91,455, is commensurate on experience and education, and could pay more or less than the posted range. This full-time position is eligible to participate in the company’s short-term incentive program, paid time off plan, 401k, and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences, and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.