Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer — Lean, CNC & Tooling

CareerNerds, LLC; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Annual bonus

Work-life balance

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication for agricultural equipment. You will develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes, including cutting, forming, and welding, to ensure efficient, high-quality production.

You will design tooling, support CNC plasma/laser cutters, and drive lean improvements. The role collaborates with product engineering on DFM and supports capital equipment projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience with sheet metal fabrication including profiling and bending equipment.
• Experience with lasers, brake presses, shears, and saws.
• Familiar with 3D CAD for fabrication design.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize fabrication processes for sheet metal components used in agricultural equipment.
• Design jigs, fixtures, and tooling for plasma/laser cutting, bending, forming, and welding.
• Drive lean initiatives to reduce cycle time, scrap, and rework in fabrication.
• Collaborate on design for manufacturability with product engineering.
• Program or support CNC plasma/laser cutters, press brakes, and robotic welding cells.
• Conduct time studies, capacity analyses, and workflow assessments.
• Support capital equipment projects from selection to installation.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for fabrication quality.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication

Creo 3D CAD

Lean manufacturing

Education

BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD

CNC programming support

Job description

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication for agricultural equipment. You will develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes, including cutting, forming, and welding, to ensure efficient, high-quality production.

You will design tooling, support CNC plasma/laser cutters, and drive lean improvements. The role collaborates with product engineering on DFM and supports capital equipment projects.