Senior Manufacturing Engineering Lead, Precision Assembly

Top Echelon Software, LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead and mentor the manufacturing engineering team in Buffalo, NY. You will drive production readiness, process reliability, quality improvements, and throughput through hands-on process development, tooling, and standard work.

You will coordinate workloads, partner with design engineers on manufacturability, and guide capital projects, training, and documentation to ensure smooth product introductions and sustained

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading engineering projects.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, engineering drawings, and structured problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate the manufacturing engineering team’s workload to support production and new product introduction.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead the transition of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production problems and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Partner with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve production constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Process development

Problem solving

Cross-functional teams

Training/coaching

Education

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

Equivalent relevant technical experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Top Echelon Software, LLC seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead and mentor the manufacturing engineering team in Buffalo, NY. You will drive production readiness, process reliability, quality improvements, and throughput through hands-on process development, tooling, and standard work.

You will coordinate workloads, partner with design engineers on manufacturability, and guide capital projects, training, and documentation to ensure smooth product introductions and sustained