Manufacturing Engineer
About the role
The Manufacturing Engineer at Nabors is responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing manufacturing processes to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production of complex capital equipment and mechanical systems. This role bridges the gap between design engineering and shop floor operations, driving operational efficiency, product reliability, and successful deployment of manufacturing technologies.
Primary Skills
Manufacturing Engineering
Process Design
Tooling & Methods Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Evaluate Existing and Proposed Processes
Evaluate existing and proposed manufacturing processes supporting the fabrication, machining, coating, assembly, and testing of complex capital equipment and engineered products.
Establish labor standards, optimize cycle times, and improve process flow, output, and resource utilization.
Provide manufacturability input during product development to ensure design intent can be effectively translated into repeatable and cost-effective production processes.
Provide technical expertise in fabrication, machining, coating, and assembly processes commonly utilized in high-complexity, low-volume manufacturing environments.
Lead value engineering and design-for-manufacturing initiatives to reduce cost, improve manufacturability, and enhance product performance throughout the product lifecycle.
Product Support & Technical Manufacturing Interface
Serve as the technical liaison between Design Engineering and manufacturing operations, ensuring products are produced to specification and according to schedule.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and product requirements to identify manufacturing risks, production constraints, and improvement opportunities.
Provide hands-on technical support on the shop floor to troubleshoot issues, resolve production constraints, and ensure adherence to engineering and process standards.
Train and guide technicians and operators during first-article builds, pilot runs, and implementation of new or revised manufacturing processes.
Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders, as needed, to assess materials, fabrication methods, and component manufacturability.
Quality, Reliability & Continuous Improvement
Establish and improve manufacturing standards, inspection methods, and testing approaches to ensure product and process quality.
Analyze manufacturing issues, defects, and failures to identify root causes and implement corrective or preventive actions that improve reliability and performance.
Contribute to product quality and reliability initiatives through process improvements, standardization, and engineering-driven problem solving.
Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to reduce waste, improve first-pass yield, and drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, and productivity.
Engineering Change Management
Create Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and support the generation, review, and implementation of Engineering Change Notifications (ECNs).
Manage the deployment of engineering changes across production, inventory, work-in-progress, and fielded aftermarket parts, ensuring timely and controlled implementation.
Assess change impacts and recommend disposition plans for affected materials, assemblies, and products to minimize disruption and cost exposure.
Support configuration consistency and traceability throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.