Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Rails & Continuous Improvement

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; Patterson (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with up to 6% companymatch

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability

Education Assistance Program

Paid Vacation/Holidays/PTO

Job summary

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, in Patterson, GA, seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to coordinate tooling, sustain continuous improvement, and provide electrical controls support across manufacturing operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering or related experience, 5–7+ years in manufacturing, and strong CAD/CAM/PLC skills. This position will drive process improvements, ensure equipment reliability, and collaborate with design and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience required.
• 5-7+ years in manufacturing processes, design, tooling, and/or rail industry programming.
• Hands-on mechanical/electrical experience with hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and coordinates tooling activities and reviews proposals for new manufacturing processes.
• Leads continuous improvement efforts with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams.
• Provides electrical controls engineering support to manufacturing operations.
• Ensures equipment and processes are reliable and productive.
• Tests and evaluates new materials, methods, or designs to improve plant productivity.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

MS Office

Strong communication

Team leadership

SAP/LN

CAD/CAM software

G-code programming

2D drawings reading

PLC/electrical controls

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Equivalent work experience

Tools

SAP/LN

CAD/CAM software

AutoCAD

Catia/SolidWorks

G-code programming

PLC systems

Job description

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, in Patterson, GA, seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to coordinate tooling, sustain continuous improvement, and provide electrical controls support across manufacturing operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering or related experience, 5–7+ years in manufacturing, and strong CAD/CAM/PLC skills. This position will drive process improvements, ensure equipment reliability, and collaborate with design and quality teams.