Job Title : Manufacturing Engineer with Railway Industry Experience

Location : Hornell, NY (Onsite, 6 Days Per Week)

Duration : 6+ Months

Overview:

Seeking highly skilled Industrial/Manufacturing Engineers with strong experience in stainless steel carbody shell manufacturing. The ideal candidates will possess robust industrial engineering capabilities, hands on expertise in welding and tooling optimization, and the ability to create and govern high quality process documentation. These engineers will play a critical role in improving productivity, optimizing processes, ensuring documentation excellence, and strengthening problem solving maturity across the manufacturing line.

Educational Requirements

• Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Field
• English (read, written, spoken)

Desired Knowledge / Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Manufacturing background in the railway industry.
• Experience on stainless steel carbody shell manufacturing (preferred).
• Technical expertise in MIG/TIG welding, distortion/deformation control, and stainless steel fabrication.
• Strong industrial process engineering skills, including:
• MTM (Method Time Measurement)
• Time studies
• Line balancing
• Proven ability to analyse, optimize, and validate jigs, fixtures, and tooling.
• Strong competency in Work Instruction writing and documentation governance.
• Knowledge of:
• PFMEA
• Root cause analysis
• 8D/PDCA structured problem solving
• Experience in working with an ERP (such as SAP) for Bill of Materials, Routings, Configuration follow-up
• Working knowledge in Quality, EHS standards and Ergonomics.
• Knowledge of CAD and PLM tools (CATIA V5, CATIA V6, DMA, ENOVIA, DELMIA…)
• Lean Manufacturing certification (preferred).
• Green Belt or equivalent certification in structured problem solving (preferred).
• Familiar with IS common tools.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong analytical and investigative mindset.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary production environment.
• Attention to detail and high ownership of deliverables.
• Capability to manage multiple priorities and drive closure on engineering activities.
• Conscientious. Commits and delivers.
• Team Player. Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Decisive. Obtains and uses necessary information to make decisions. Refers decision to others when appropriate
• Self-Motivation
• Logical and organized
• Good communication