Manufacturing Engineer

About Your Job:

• Conduct time studies, capacity analysis, labor utilization assessments, and equipment performance evaluations.

• Perform process balancing, productivity analysis, and bottleneck identification to improve throughput and operational efficiency.

• Lead and/or participate in Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, quality enhancement, and cost optimization.

• Analyze production processes and implement corrective actions to improve quality, reduce scrap, and eliminate recurring process issues.

• Develop, maintain, and standardize work instructions, process documentation, SOPs, and manufacturing standards.

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), product transfers, process qualifications, and manufacturing validations.

• Analyze production capacity requirements and support expansion projects to meet customer demand.

• Identify, justify, and implement automation opportunities to improve productivity, ergonomics, and manufacturing consistency.

• Specify, validate, optimize, and troubleshoot production equipment, fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing systems.

• Collaborate with equipment suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders to implement process improvements and new technologies.

• Drive safety and ergonomic improvements within manufacturing workstations and production environments.

• Partner closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, and Planning teams to ensure successful project execution and operational alignment.

• Support manufacturing equipment integration projects, including process automation, robotics applications, equipment parameter optimization, and production line interfaces.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

• Experience in stamping, metal forming, metal-mechanical manufacturing, or related production environments.

• Experience with equipment integration, robotic systems, automated assembly processes, and automated production lines.

• Exposure to tooling design, fixture development, process setup, and equipment parameterization.

• Knowledge of tin soldering processes, joining technologies, and related manufacturing operations.

• Experience leading cost reduction and productivity improvement projects with measurable results.

• Six Sigma certification or experience utilizing statistical process improvement tools.

• Strong Industrial Engineering fundamentals including time studies, labor analysis, capacity planning, line balancing, and productivity improvement.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing methodologies, including Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Pull Systems, Poka-Yoke, and continuous improvement tools.

• Experience developing and optimizing manufacturing processes, equipment utilization, and operational efficiency.

• Knowledge of automation, robotics integration, manufacturing equipment commissioning, and process parameter optimization.

• Experience working with manufacturing equipment, tooling design, fixtures, and process development.

• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills using structured methodologies.

• Ability to identify operational requirements based on customer demand and adjust resources accordingly.

• Experience supporting process validation, equipment qualification, and standardized manufacturing practices.

• Effective collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional environments.

You'll have success in this role if you:

• Increase production efficiency and throughput.

• Reduce manufacturing costs, scrap, and downtime.

• Drive the successful implementation of automation and continuous improvement projects and maintain stable, repeatable, and standardized manufacturing processes.

• Keep strong collaboration across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams.

• Keep Safe and efficient manufacturing operations supporting business growth objectives.

Littelfuse is an equal opportunity employer committed to empowering every associate to make a difference — everywhere, every day.