Manufacturing Optimization Engineer

Your Job

As a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in sheet metal programming, you will play a pivotal role in evolving our production controls, improving quality, and driving continuous improvement experimentation.

You will leverage your sheet metal programming background-and explore automation and AI-to enhance quality, efficiency, and throughput across production control and other manufacturing operations.

Our Team

You will join a cross-functional production control division focused on routing, assigning hours, programming, and scheduling, routing, and programming for sheet metal fabrication.

Reporting to the Operations Manager of Production Control, your team collaborates daily with schedulers, expeditors, and planners to deliver high-quality parts on time.

What You Will Do



* Partner with operations, scheduling, and programming and shop operators and designers teams to identify root causes of errors and design optimized sheet metal processes


* Develop, test, and refine automated and AI-driven solutions (e.g., CAM scripting, MRP integrations) to reduce manual routing and programming tasks with other stakeholders in the business


* Lead continuous improvement initiatives-using data analysis and process mapping-to drive increased quality routings, programs, and other shop tasks to improve throughput


* Create and maintain robust standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and training materials for new initiatives


* Collaborate with software vendors and IT to configure, validate, and roll out new production control tools within a hybrid (in-office/remote) environment


* Mentor and upskill junior engineers, schedulers, and expeditors - change to programmers, expediters, and planners on best practices in sheet metal programming and process optimization

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Technical Degree or Higher in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field


* Demonstrated proficiency in CAD/CAM software and advanced nesting tools


* Strong analytical skills with experience in root-cause analysis, data visualization (Excel, Power BI), and statistical process control (ability to communicate with various stakeholders)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Hands-on sheet metal programming experience (e.g., Trumpf, Amada, LVD, SigmaNEST)


* Experience implementing or piloting AI/ML solutions in a manufacturing environment


* Python or scripting experience for automating programming and data-driven process controls


* Preferred 1+ year of experience in manufacturing environment

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