Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize manufacturing technologies, automation opportunities, and process improvements that reduce labor content, improve capacity, enhance quality, and strengthen safety.
• Develop business cases and capital investment justifications by quantifying expected labor savings, productivity gains, quality improvements, ergonomic benefits, and financial returns.
• Lead the development of manufacturing concepts, technical requirements, user requirement specifications (URS), and equipment performance criteria for new manufacturing solutions.
• Evaluate, mature, and deploy manufacturing technologies including automation, digital manufacturing tools, intelligent tooling, material handling systems, testing solutions, and advanced assembly processes.
• Partner with equipment suppliers, machine builders, integrators, and internal stakeholders to design, validate, and implement scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Support design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) initiatives that reduce product, component, tooling, fastener, wiring, and process complexity.
• Lead or support manufacturing technology projects through concept development, risk assessment, design review, acceptance testing, commissioning, production ramp-up, and operational handoff.
• Develop and standardize enterprise manufacturing methods, equipment specifications, automation architectures, and best practices to enable repeatable deployment across multiple facilities.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Operations, Site Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/OT, and external partners to align manufacturing solutions with business and operational objectives.
• Analyze manufacturing data and operational performance to identify improvement opportunities and support data-driven decision making.
• Verify that implemented solutions achieve approved performance targets for safety, quality, labor efficiency, throughput, cost, and return on investment.
• Document lessons learned, establish replication strategies, and transfer ownership of deployed solutions to site organizations to ensure long-term sustainment and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, automation, industrial engineering, operations engineering, or related technical disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly systems, production operations, and industrial engineering concepts
• Experience developing technical requirements and evaluating manufacturing solutions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, technicians, operations personnel, and leadership teams
• Ability to travel up to 25% as business needs arise to support enterprise initiatives across Trystar locations

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with fastening systems, torque methodology, and joint reliability
• Background in electromechanical assembly and manufacturing environments
• Experience implementing or supporting automation and advanced manufacturing technologies
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies
• Strong project management skills with experience leading multi-site or enterprise initiatives
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, including ability to influence at all levels of the organization

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Holidays