Sustaining Engineer: Legacy Products & Cost Reduction

STAR INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS; Smithville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Holdings Group is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to support legacy products, improve performance, reliability, and manufacturability across our industrial equipment lines. You will work with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to resolve design issues, drive cost reductions, and maintain compliance.

This role involves developing and maintaining documentation such as drawings, BOMs, and ECNs, while evaluating components for obsolescence and leading RCA/CAPA initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of sustaining, product support, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Proficient in CAD software (SolidWorks), ERP systems, and change processes.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering support for legacy products, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Investigate and resolve product issues including design defects and field returns.
• Lead cost reduction and value engineering initiatives without compromising quality.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and supply chain to implement updates and process improvements.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation including drawings, BOMs, and ECNs.
• Evaluate components for obsolescence and implement alternatives.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Ensure ongoing product compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP systems

Engineering Change Processes (ECN)

Job description

Star Holdings Group is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to support legacy products, improve performance, reliability, and manufacturability across our industrial equipment lines. You will work with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to resolve design issues, drive cost reductions, and maintain compliance.

This role involves developing and maintaining documentation such as drawings, BOMs, and ECNs, while evaluating components for obsolescence and leading RCA/CAPA initiatives.