Manufacturing Engineer – Process & Materials

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on manufacturing engineering support directly on the production floor across MPP's business units
• Troubleshoot manufacturing defects, rejects, process variation, and production issues involving materials, processes, tooling, fixtures, documentation, training, personnel, and mechanical assemblies
• Investigate material and process deficiencies using failure analysis, materials evaluation, metallurgy, chemical analysis techniques, process controls, process mapping, and other appropriate engineering methods
• Support and improve specialized manufacturing processes including brazing, soldering, welding, coatings, machining, and related joining and finishing processes
• Evaluate metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and other engineering materials and help determine how material characteristics affect manufacturing and product performance
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions that improve quality, yield, reliability, and process consistency
• Characterize, standardize, and improve manufacturing processes to increase capability, efficiency, and productivity
• Support troubleshooting and improvement of tooling, fixtures, equipment, and mechanical assemblies
• Develop, update, and improve manufacturing procedures, work instructions, drawings, specifications, and other technical documentation
• Support operator training, process qualification, and certification activities
• Conduct or support process audits and address identified process deficiencies
• Work with Quality to investigate nonconformances, disposition rejects, and implement corrective actions
• Partner with Product Engineering to resolve product and manufacturing issues and improve manufacturability
• Lead or contribute to yield, productivity, quality, and process improvement projects
• Collaborate with Purchasing and suppliers to investigate and resolve material, component, and process-related issues
• Analyze manufacturing and process data to identify trends, recurring problems, and opportunities for improvement
• Manage assigned engineering projects from problem definition through implementation, validation, and follow-up
• Support other related manufacturing engineering activities as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Approximately 3 years of relevant engineering or manufacturing experience
• Hands-on experience working in a production or manufacturing environment
• Experience with manufacturing processes, process documentation, assembly, or process improvement
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing defects or production problems through structured root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, or other engineering materials
• Experience or exposure to brazing, soldering, welding, coatings, machining, or other specialized manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with mechanical assemblies, tooling, fixtures, or production equipment
• Ability to investigate an ambiguous production problem, identify likely root causes, and develop a practical corrective action
• Strong project management skills with the ability to organize and drive assigned projects to completion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear technical documentation
• Ability to collaborate effectively with operators, technicians, engineers, Quality, suppliers, and other cross-functional partners
• Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort learning unfamiliar processes
• A hands-on, practical, curious mindset and willingness to spend significant time working directly with manufacturing