Sheet Metal Fabrication Engineer — Lean & CNC

ExcelliSearch, Inc.; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Job summary

ExcelliSearch, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication to develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes for agricultural equipment.

You will drive improvements in throughput, quality, and tooling design while collaborating with product engineering on manufacturability. The role involves programming or supporting CNC plasma/laser cutters, press brakes, and robotic welding cells, plus conducting time studies and capacity analyses to

Qualifications

• BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience with sheet metal fabrication including profiling and bending equipment (lasers, brake presses, shears and saws).
• Good 3D CAD skills, preferably Creo.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize fabrication processes for structural steel and sheet metal components used in agricultural equipment.
• Design and improve jigs, fixtures, and tooling to ensure consistency, repeatability, and ergonomic safety in cutting, bending, forming, and welding.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lean tools to reduce cycle time, scrap, and rework in fabrication operations.
• Collaborate with product engineering on design for manufacturability for fabricated parts.
• Program or support programming of CNC plasma/laser cutters, press brakes, and repeatable parts for robotic welding cells.
• Conduct time studies, capacity analyses, and workflow assessments to support production planning.
• Support capital equipment projects selection, layout, and installation.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication

Lean manufacturing

Time studies

Education

BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

Creo

CNC plasma cutters

Laser cutters

Press brakes

Robotic welding cells

Job description

ExcelliSearch, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication to develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes for agricultural equipment.

You will drive improvements in throughput, quality, and tooling design while collaborating with product engineering on manufacturability. The role involves programming or supporting CNC plasma/laser cutters, press brakes, and robotic welding cells, plus conducting time studies and capacity analyses to