Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Asheville, NC area | On-site | $90,000–$100,000 base salary

A confidential automotive component manufacturer is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on process engineering support for fully automated assembly lines. You’ll work directly with production, maintenance, and quality teams to resolve recurring issues, improve line performance, and bring new equipment into production.

• Support daily production on the manufacturing floor by troubleshooting assembly processes and equipment issues that affect safety, quality, uptime, or throughput.

• Lead continuous improvement projects and create, update, and validate operator work instructions.

• Lead root cause investigations using 8D or comparable methods. Implement corrective actions and verify their effectiveness over time.

• Improve automated machine tending, material handling, and assembly processes. Equipment may include robotic cells, servo presses, balancing systems, torque tools, and in-process gauging or vision systems.

• Develop equipment and tooling specifications, prepare RFQs, evaluate supplier proposals, and lead projects through installation, commissioning, and start of production.

• Use process maps, PFMEAs, and project schedules to manage process changes and equipment launches.

• Partner with production, maintenance, quality, and product engineering to improve reliability and manufacturability. Evaluate workflow, equipment layout, labor, and production costs to support operational decisions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Mechanical or electromechanical engineering is preferred.

• At least five years of manufacturing engineering experience, including hands-on production support for fully automated assembly lines.

• Demonstrated experience leading continuous improvement, developing operator work instructions, performing root cause analysis, and implementing and verifying corrective actions.

• Working knowledge of APQP and proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

• Strong mechanical or electromechanical troubleshooting skills and the ability to work directly with production operators and maintenance technicians.

• Automotive Tier 1 or commercial vehicle component manufacturing experience.

• Experience with lean manufacturing, PPAP, 5S, or statistical analysis.

• Exposure to Allen-Bradley PLCs or controls, Cognex vision programming, servo presses, DC electric torque systems, or robotic assembly.

• Experience with CAD software or SAP.

Interview process

Initial Microsoft Teams interview followed by an on-site interview.

You should be proficient in:

• Continuous Improvement
• PPAP Process Experience
• Root Cause Analysis
• Electromechanical Troubleshooting
• Mechanical Troubleshooting

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Allen-Bradley PLC