Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Lead Automation & Capacity

CFO Trane U.S. Inc.-CFO; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Trane Technologies is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing, automation, capacity, and facility improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The role provides technical leadership across processes and systems and mentors engineers and technicians while partnering across functions to build scalable capabilities.

The position emphasizes capital planning, roadmaps, and long‑term capacity strategies, with a strong focus on cross‑functional collaboration and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing/related field; 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing process design, capacity analysis, labor optimization, line balancing, process capability, and root‑cause problem solving.
• Experience with capital equipment, automation, manufacturing launches, capacity expansion, facility changes, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Experience with capital planning, manufacturing roadmaps, and ERP/MES or other manufacturing data systems.
• Lean, Six Sigma, automation, controls, robotics, digital manufacturing, or related credentials.
• Proven ability to influence across functions without formal authority.
• PMP certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing, automation, capacity, productivity, and facility improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for processes, equipment, and manufacturing systems.
• Manage projects from business case through implementation, validation, and handoff.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, risk plans, and resource plans.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, IT, EHS, and suppliers.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Support capital planning, manufacturing roadmaps, and long‑term capacity strategies.
• Mentor engineers and technicians and help strengthen team capability.
• Present recommendations, project updates, and business cases to plant and business leaders.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Project leadership

Business acumen

PMP certification preferred

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP/MES or other manufacturing data systems

Capital equipment & automation

Job description

Trane Technologies is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing, automation, capacity, and facility improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The role provides technical leadership across processes and systems and mentors engineers and technicians while partnering across functions to build scalable capabilities.

The position emphasizes capital planning, roadmaps, and long‑term capacity strategies, with a strong focus on cross‑functional collaboration and