Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Lake Air Products is a fast-growing company that lives by its Core Values: Customer Focus, Passion for Performance, and Right People - Best Teams. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will help lead, support, and improve production processes within precision metal fabrication facilities. This role evaluates and translates quotes, prints, instructions, and technical information into routings, manufacturing data, and shop-ready documentation, while optimizing operations, programming, tooling, and overall manufacturability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the plants.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize manufacturing processes across laser cutting, stamping, forming (press brake), machining, welding, painting, and assembly
• Drive Lean initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance shop floor efficiency
• Support new product introduction (NPI), including tooling, fixturing, and process development from concept through production
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ITAR, and customer requirements
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation (routers, work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans)
• Partner with Quality to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions (CAPA)
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time, driving issues through to resolution
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, standardization, and scalability
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits
• Build organizational capability through coaching, training, and mentorship of other team members

Skills

• Strong understanding of sheet metal fabrication processes including Press Brake Forming, Laser Cutting, CNC Machining, Welding, Painting/Coating, Hardware, and Assembly
• Familiarity with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar CAD platforms
• Lean / Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred)
• Experience in high-mix, low-to-mid volume, tight-tolerance manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
• 5–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, medical, or other regulated industries
• Proficiency in GD&T, blueprint reading, and tolerance stack-ups
• Experience with process validation methodologies
• Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics
• Hands-on, shop floor–oriented approach
• Note: If located in Roseville, MN facility, may be subject to export control regulation; unless an exemption applies, candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or protected individual lawfully admitted as refugee/asylee) or obtain an export control license.

Benefits

• Full Benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Gym Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

Competitive Pay