Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Lead Process Improvement

Ralliant; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer on-site to lead manufacturing engineering activities that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall production performance.

You will support existing processes, drive continuous improvement, and guide equipment and process improvement projects across production teams. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, you will serve as a technical leader, lead root cause analyses, support new product introductions, and mentor manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in an industrial, electromechanical, automation, or high-mix manufacturing environment.
• Experience with process improvement, production support, tooling, fixtures, equipment troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Experience leading manufacturing projects from concept through implementation.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, standard work, and continuous improvement tools.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, work instructions, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience with ERP systems, labor routings, work centers, and manufacturing master data preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering support for assigned production cells, product lines, and manufacturing processes.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce downtime, improve first-pass yield, and reduce manufacturing cost.
• Support daily production needs by troubleshooting equipment, process, tooling, fixture, and quality-related issues.
• Develop, improve, and maintain manufacturing processes, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and production equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing defects, customer escapes, scrap, rework, and process failures.
• Support new product introductions, product transfers, engineering changes, and production readiness activities.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Design Engineering, and Production teams to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Lead or support capital equipment projects, including equipment justification, specification, vendor selection, installation, qualification, training, and production launch.
• Improve labor routings, standard work, cycle times, and manufacturing documentation to support accurate costing and production planning.
• Support ERP/JDE-related manufacturing data needs, including routings, work centers, item setup, and process documentation as required.
• Develop and maintain process validation, test, inspection, and control methods to ensure consistent product quality.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, visual management, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to manufacturing engineers, technicians, operators, and maintenance personnel.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet safety, quality, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Use data-driven methods to track performance, identify trends, and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Support departmental KPI goals related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Automation experience

Reading schematics

Cross-functional communication

Project leadership

Data analysis

ERP systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Power BI

Excel

JDE / ERP

Job description

Ralliant is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer on-site to lead manufacturing engineering activities that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall production performance.

You will support existing processes, drive continuous improvement, and guide equipment and process improvement projects across production teams. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, you will serve as a technical leader, lead root cause analyses, support new product introductions, and mentor manufacturing