Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Location:
Princeton, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 60000 - 80000
Posted on:
25-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Manufacturing Engineer
Princeton MN Direct-Hire $60000-$80000 (Flexible) 100% On-Site
Konik is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support continuous improvement initiatives and ensure efficient high-quality production across our operations. This individual will play a key role in developing and improving manufacturing processes tooling and documentation while driving innovation in product design and process optimization. The ideal candidate will have a hands-on engineering mindset a strong understanding of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and experience working in electro-mechanical or PCB manufacturing environments.
Key Responsibilities
Develop evaluate and improve product design materials tooling and production processes to enhance manufacturability and quality.
Collaborate cross-functionally with operations manufacturing quality finance and other internal experts to define test and implement cost-effective and efficient production methods.
Apply Lean Six Sigma and FOCUS methodologies to analyze workflow space utilization and process layout to maximize efficiency and product quality.
Partner with Quality to establish process controls and validation methods for new products.
Review and estimate production times staffing levels and related costs to support accurate planning and management decisions.
Communicate production capabilities schedules and requirements to facilitate coordination across departments.
Participate in equipment and vendor evaluations supporting specification development and purchasing decisions for new tools and materials.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date engineering documentation in accordance with company standards.
Contribute to engineering and design reviews providing feedback and supporting follow-up actions.
Participate in customer meetings to discuss technical requirements timelines and production considerations.
Keep leadership informed on project progress workload and potential concerns.
Perform additional duties as assigned to support engineering and production goals.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical field required.
Minimum 1 year of experience using CAD software for design drafting and engineering documentation in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with manufacturing and process improvement methods including electrical mechanical electro-mechanical PCB molding or photonics production processes.
Familiarity with fabrication processes tooling assembly methods and quality control standards.
- Experience working in team-based engineering environmentscapable of communicating researching and problem-solving collaboratively.
Knowledge of process control equipment layout workflow optimization and production time and cost estimation.
Experience working within a document control system to maintain technical files and design documentation.
Benefits:
- Medical dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Retirement plan with company match
- Paid holidays sick time and personal leave
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Konik is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a protected veteran status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other protected class status.
Konik has been creating impactful relationships between technical talent and employers for more than 50 years. Konik has specialized in placing professional qualified personnel in Minnesota and western Wisconsin businesses since its inception and maintains a strong commitment to customer service.
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Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- CNC Programming
- Lean
- Machining
- Tooling
- CAD
- CNC
- Assembly Experience
- SolidWorks
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
About Company
Konik is a Minneapolis technical recruiter focused on providing highly-qualified candidates for any of your company's staffing needs. Call (651) 697-1020 to get started today!
