Production Manufacturing Engineer

VulcanForms Inc.; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Generous paid time off

Equity package

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a Production Manufacturing Engineer to scale advanced manufacturing processes for high‑volume precision components in the consumer electronics sector.

You will develop, optimize, and sustain manufacturing methods to deliver quality, throughput, and efficiency on the shop floor. Working with cross‑functional teams, you will transition new products to production, drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, and enhance equipment performance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in production environments.
• Experience in high-volume or precision manufacturing.
• Strong skills in process development, production support, continuous improvement, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with MES and ERP systems.
• Ability to use data-driven decision making to improve process performance.
• Excellent communication across engineering and operations.
• Hands-on on the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and cost.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support to production operations by troubleshooting process and equipment issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to transition new products from development into full-rate production.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical analysis.
• Create, maintain, and improve manufacturing documentation including work instructions and control plans.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify process variation and improve capability.
• Collaborate with Automation, Equipment Engineering, and Maintenance to improve OEE.
• Support process validation, qualification activities, and engineering changes.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on floor work

Process validation

Tools

MES systems

ERP systems

Job description

Job Purpose

As a Production Manufacturing Engineer at VulcanForms, you will play a key role in scaling advanced manufacturing processes that support high-volume production of precision components for the Consumer Electronics industry. This hands-on position is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes that deliver exceptional quality, throughput, and operational efficiency while supporting the production of next-generation products.

Working closely with Operations, Product Development, Quality, Automation, Supply Chain, and Production teams, you will identify process improvements, troubleshoot manufacturing challenges, implement robust production controls, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing floor. You will help transition new products into production, improve equipment performance, standardize work instructions, and leverage manufacturing data to improve process capability and product quality.

The ideal candidate is an action-oriented manufacturing engineer who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, enjoys solving complex manufacturing problems, and is passionate about building scalable processes that enable world-class manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and cost.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support to production operations by troubleshooting process and equipment issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to successfully transition new products from development into full-rate production.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, statistical analysis, and root cause problem-solving methodologies.
• Create, maintain, and improve manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, and standard operating procedures.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify process variation, improve capability, and increase production efficiency.
• Collaborate with Automation, Equipment Engineering, and Maintenance teams to improve equipment uptime, process reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Support process validation, qualification activities, and implementation of engineering changes.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality standards, safety requirements, and operational procedures.
• Participate in production readiness activities, capacity planning, and manufacturing scalability initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting production environments.
• Experience improving manufacturing processes within high-volume or precision manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of process development, production support, continuous improvement, and root cause analysis.
• Experience working with MES and ERP systems.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing data and use data-driven decision making to improve process performance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and operations teams.
• Comfortable working extensively on the manufacturing floor in a hands-on engineering role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Consumer Electronics manufacturing.
• Experience with additive manufacturing, CNC machining, precision assembly, or automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience with statistical process control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and process capability analysis.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma certification.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and production ramp.
• Familiarity with robotics, automation, vision systems, or advanced manufacturing technologies.

VulcanForms offers a competitive salary and equity package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, VulcanForms provides comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; generous paid time off; and a 401(k) plan with company match.

The annual base salary range for this position is $99,584.00 to $136,929.00.