Rail Manufacturing Process Engineer — Optimize & Innovate

The Timken Company; Mascot (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Process Engineer - NA Rail Services to drive manufacturing excellence across North American rail bearing reconditioning and assembly operations. You will design, optimize, and sustain processes, equipment, tooling, and standards to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency, collaborating with engineering and operations teams.

This role offers hands-on problem solving, lifecycle support from concept to commissioning, and exposure to CAD, SAP, Excel, and

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 0-5 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD software through coursework, internships, co-ops, projects, or professional employment.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, develop, and maintain manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and automation systems using CAD platforms.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, BOMs, schematics, manuals, revisions, and technical records within SAP ECTR/PLM systems.
• Support equipment projects from concept development through design, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, qualification, and lifecycle support.
• Serve as the technical owner for manufacturing equipment and process solutions while supporting site and enterprise engineering initiatives.
• Drive process capability, reliability, repeatability, productivity, and cost improvements through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, testing, and implementation of corrective actions.

Skills

CAD software

English proficiency

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Communication skills

MS Excel

MS Office

Project management tools

SAP knowledge

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

SAP

PLM systems

Job description

Timken is seeking a Process Engineer - NA Rail Services to drive manufacturing excellence across North American rail bearing reconditioning and assembly operations. You will design, optimize, and sustain processes, equipment, tooling, and standards to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency, collaborating with engineering and operations teams.

This role offers hands-on problem solving, lifecycle support from concept to commissioning, and exposure to CAD, SAP, Excel, and