Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Remote, DFM & Costing

Fictiv; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

401(k) plan

Generous PTO and leave programs

Job summary

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to define how custom parts are built and priced, review manufacturability, and provide design feedback to bring products to market faster. You will lead DFx/automation insights and mentor engineers across US and GCC teams.

The role emphasizes cost-aware manufacturing, DFM quality, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, sourcing, sales, and software, while maintaining QMS standards in a primarily

Qualifications

• 4-year Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent technical training.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, costing/DFM, or related custom mechanical hardware work.
• Hands-on experience across multiple custom mechanical manufacturing processes (sheet metal, urethane casting, injection molding, etc.); CNC machining and 3D printing experience is a must.
• Strong understanding of GD&T and conventional tolerancing, and deep knowledge of manufacturability and limitations of common metals and plastics.
• Experience mentoring or coaching other engineers and acting as a technical resource; collaborating with offshore/GCC teams is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and coordinate cross-functional or dotted-line teams without direct reporting authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; comfortable working across multicultural, cross-functional teams.
• Meticulous and detail-oriented, with a documentation mindset. Experience with APQP/PPAP, IQ/OQ/PQ, EV/DV/PV, or NPI processes and/or PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience in AS9100, ISO 13485, or other highly regulated industries is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Release package review — Analyze models, drawings, parts lists, and other data to determine scope of work, manufacturing feasibility, requirements, and minimum lead time.
• Quoting — Combine engineering analysis with platform recommendations to generate quotes for builders or collaborate with external suppliers to determine the parameters needed to quote.
• Cost calculator generation — Use fabrication expertise and an understanding of process cost drivers to build cost calculators that bring quoting in-house for new service offerings.
• DFx feedback — Provide design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly feedback to builders, recommending changes that improve manufacturability, reduce part cost, or ease assembly.
• Automation feedback — Feed insights back to the quoting software team to improve the accuracy of automated quoting across manufacturing services.
• Drawing generation— Produce high-quality 2D drawings per ANSI/ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Coaching & mentorship — Coach and mentor engineers on the US and GCC Costing and DFM teams, sharing fabrication and costing expertise to help them grow.
• Best practices & peer review — Help establish and document costing and DFM best practices, review work, and provide feedback that improves technical accuracy and consistency across regions.
• Cross-functional leadership — Lead through influence across engineering, sourcing, sales, quality, and software, aligning stakeholders on costing and DFM decisions without relying on direct authority.
• Dotted-line coordination — Guide and coordinate the technical work of engineers who do not report to this role (including GCC and cross-regional partners) and keep shared initiatives on track.
• All employees are expected to maintain and contribute to the QMS.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

CNC machining

3D printing

DFM/DFX

GD&T

Costing

Collaborative leadership

Education

4-year Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to define how custom parts are built and priced, review manufacturability, and provide design feedback to bring products to market faster. You will lead DFx/automation insights and mentor engineers across US and GCC teams.

The role emphasizes cost-aware manufacturing, DFM quality, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, sourcing, sales, and software, while maintaining QMS standards in a primarily