Back To List Manufacturing Engineer Apply Location Morristown, TN No Remote Type Direct Hire Salary $85,000 - $95,000 / yr
ID BN03-2758523
Posted Oct 5, 2026 Our client is an established and growing national mfg co that designs and produces innovative components and systems for a variety of industries. The Manufacturing Engineer designs, integrates, and improves manufacturing systems and related processes. This role partners with commercial and industrial designers to refine product designs , improve manufacturability, reduce costs , and support reliable production . Key Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze the data needed to develop cost structures, preliminary sketches, and schematic diagrams for tools, machines, and products, including bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and item masters.
- Create and maintain BOMs and manufacturing routings in BPCS.
- Develop and maintain engineering policies and procedures for BOMs, work centers and routings, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), product development, material standards, steel suppliers, wire-form outsourcing, and other relevant processes.
- Develop routings for current and standard products and support new process development.
- Provide design support that meets customer requirements while aligning products with cost-effective manufacturing processes.
- Research materials and suppliers to identify solutions that best meet customer needs.
- Protect confidential concepts and maintain clear separation between proprietary products and customer-specific designs.
- Collaborate on new process development initiatives.
- Maintain close working relationships with the Machine Shop, Maintenance, Fabrication and Finishing supervisors, and Materials teams to resolve plant issues.
- Review existing and new installations for ergonomic best practices and recommend improvements.
- Match products to existing processes to maximize the use of current capital equipment.
- Develop and maintain production standards.
- Maintain engineering documentation, including cost files, new-part startup records, schedules, production files, drawings, copies, and reproductions.
- Provide production-floor support during test runs and debugging, as required.
- Apply tool-design concepts and knowledge of forming and bending analysis for steel products.
- Shift quickly from planned work to support urgent equipment breakdowns and help restore production as soon as possible. Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with tooling design.
- Experience with SolidWorks, Auto
CAD, PTC
Creo, and Mastercam.
- At least one year of experience with resistance welding.
- Experience with hot and cold forming, heat treatment, precision machining, and CNC machine programming.
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