Senior Design for Manufacturing Engineer – DFM

• Serve as the primary technical interface between design engineering team and manufacturing facilities


• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to resolve drawing conflicts and producibility issues


• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews; author and process Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)


• Own recurring quality issues, driving root cause analysis


• Implement DFMEA updates, tolerance studies, and design-level countermeasures


• Identify DFM gaps in existing product designs and champion engineering changes


• Identify and lead cost reduction opportunities in the product line


• Provide engineering support to the Product Technical Support (PTS) team for escalated field issues


• Author technical communications, service advisories, and support field visits

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline


• 7 years of experience in product engineering, sustaining engineering, or manufacturing engineering for complex mechanical equipment


• Understanding of mechanical and thermodynamic principles


• Proven experience executing engineering changes in a manufacturing environment, including BOM management, drawing updates, and cross-functional coordination through change control processes


• Familiarity with SAP or equivalent ERP systems for BOM management, material status, and engineering documentation


• Experience with quality problem-solving tools (8D, A3, DFMEA) and demonstrated ability to drive issues to root cause and permanent corrective action


• Able to travel up to 20%

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Mechanical Engineering with a strong focus on product and manufacturing engineering, including the execution of engineering changes and quality problem-solving. Proficient in driving root cause analysis and implementing design-level countermeasures to enhance product quality and manufacturability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Mechanical Engineering Degree


• 7 Years Experience in Product Engineering


• Engineering Change Management


• Quality Problem-Solving Tools (8D, A3, DFMEA)


• SAP or Equivalent ERP Systems

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Product Engineering


• Sustaining Engineering


• Manufacturing Engineering


• Root Cause Analysis


• DFMEA Updates


• Tolerance Studies


• BOM Management


• Drawing Updates


• Change Control Processes


• Cost Reduction Strategies

Soft Skills

• Collaboration


• Communication


• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Mechanical Principles


• Thermodynamic Principles


• Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)


• Technical Communications


• Service Advisories