Senior Finishing Systems Engineer – Powder Coating & E-Coat

Modine Manufacturing Company; Lawrenceburg (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Modine Manufacturing Company is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Finishing Systems to own and optimize finishing processes (powder coating, E-coat, UV top coat) across pretreatment, wash, coating, and curing stages. You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental, and Safety to improve throughput, quality, and cost, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

You will lead problem-solving for defects, write specifications, and support installations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years manufacturing engineering experience in finishing systems
• Hands-on experience with powder coating, E-coat, and liquid UV topcoat processes
• Knowledge of pretreatment chemistries, bath control, rinse systems, spray application, film build, ovens, cure profiles
• Troubleshoot finishing defects and process variation using root cause analysis
• Experience writing equipment specs, process standards, and validation docs
• Experience installing, starting up, and improving coating lines and equipment
• Ability to manage multiple projects with cross-functional coordination
• Lean and Kaizen experience; APQP familiarity; CAD software knowledge

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for finishing systems (powder coat, E-coat, and liquid UV top coat).
• Develop, optimize, and sustain finishing processes from pretreatment to curing.
• Set process parameters for film thickness, bath chemistry, conductivity, pH, temperature, and cure profiles.
• Lead root-cause analysis for defects and process variation.
• Coordinate installation, startup, commissioning, and validation of finishing equipment.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental, and Safety teams to improve uptime.
• Write specs, tooling, and process instructions for finishing operations.
• Support APQP launches and process validation activities.
• Analyze data and implement corrective actions to improve throughput and quality.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Problem Solving

Cross-functional teamwork

APQP

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Tools

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Modine Manufacturing Company is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Finishing Systems to own and optimize finishing processes (powder coating, E-coat, UV top coat) across pretreatment, wash, coating, and curing stages. You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental, and Safety to improve throughput, quality, and cost, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

You will lead problem-solving for defects, write specifications, and support installations,