Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Denton, TX

Employment Type: Full-time

Industry: Electrical / Electromechanical Manufacturing

Role Overview

Seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead new product introduction, drive design-for-manufacturability, and develop scalable production processes for electrical assemblies such as switchboards, control panels, and power distribution equipment. This role connects Design, Production, and Quality to ensure efficient, high-quality manufacturing as operations grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead NPI from concept through production release; develop routing, tooling, and validation.
• Review all new designs for manufacturability and provide actionable feedback.
• Design and optimize facility layouts, workstations, and production flow.
• Identify and justify capital equipment investments with ROI analysis.
• Develop jigs, fixtures, and assembly aids to improve quality and reduce cycle time.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point on the production floor.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality, and Production Planning on manufacturability, capability, and capacity.
• Build cost-per-panel models and capacity analyses; support system-level cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience with strong floor presence.
• Electrical/electromechanical manufacturing experience required (wiring, schematics, components).
• Proven experience with NPI, DFM, facility layout, and capital equipment justification.
• Practical Lean manufacturing experience (VSM, flow optimization).
• Skilled in process documentation and assembly layout development.
• Familiar with ERP systems, AutoCAD, and advanced Excel.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• UL standards experience (UL508A, UL67, UL891) preferred.