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Manufacturing Engineer Dfm
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Posted on: Oct 20, 2026
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Dayton, Minnesota
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Onsite
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Full-time
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Job Title :
Manufacturing Engineer Dfm
Job Type :
Full-Time
Job Location :
Dayton Minnesota United States
Remote :
No
Job Description :
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer DFM
Location: Dayton, MN
Location: Dayton, MN
Position Summary:
The Manufacturing Engineer DFM will work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to evaluate products and processes for manufacturability, resolve production issues, and improve quality, cost, efficiency, and production readiness. The role requires practical manufacturing knowledge and the ability to translate product requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Apply DFM/DFA principles to evaluate components and assemblies and recommend improvements for manufacturability.
- Partner with product/design engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to resolve manufacturing and production issues.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs, tolerances, and GD&T from a manufacturing perspective.
- Support prototype builds, first-article builds, production validation, and new product introduction activities.
- Identify manufacturing constraints and recommend changes to materials, tolerances, tooling, fabrication, machining, assembly, or process methods.
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, process flows, and standard work.
- Support tooling, fixtures, and production-equipment requirements.
- Perform root-cause analysis and support corrective actions for quality and manufacturing issues.
- Drive continuous improvement focused on reducing scrap, rework, cycle time, cost, and production variability.
- Work directly with production teams and suppliers to ensure designs can be manufactured consistently and efficiently.
- Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong hands-on manufacturing engineering background.
- Practical experience applying Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and/or Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, fabrication, sheet metal, assembly, tooling, and related production methods.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and technical specifications.
- Experience with manufacturing process improvement, root-cause analysis, and production problem solving.
- Strong cross-functional communication and ability to work directly with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams.
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Position Details
Posted:
Oct 20, 2026
Reference Number:
4539-8252
Employment:
Full-time
City:
Dayton
Job Origin:
CIEPAL_ORGANIC_FEED
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