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Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Radford, Virginia, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead the Operations Manufacturing Engineering team to drive process improvement, safety, quality, delivery, and productivity through VAVE and lean methods.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Operations)

Builds

Manufacturing processes, capital projects, and team capabilities for electric motor and electronics production

Domain

Industrial manufacturing (electric motors, electronics, motion control)

Required skills

Manufacturing process design, Lean production (6-sigma, value stream mapping, 5s), capital project management, team leadership, root cause analysis, KPI measurement (Yield, Productivity, Scrap, OTD)

Preferred skills

MS in Engineering, 10+ years in production/manufacturing, 3+ years people leadership, motor/electronics component experience

Technologies

6-sigma, Single piece flow, Variation reduction, Standard work, Value stream mapping, 5s

Responsibilities

Make resourcing decisions for Manufacturing Engineers, establish career development paths, develop project plans for process improvements, build and manage capital expenditure project funnel, provide technical leadership in design for manufacturability, implement lean methods, mentor team members, measure and improve team KPIs

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership

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