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Also called advance manufacturing engineer, automation engineer, design engineer and engineer.
$102,440
Median pay a year
365,740
People do this work
6
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Manufacturing Engineer
1 certification
Summary
Manufacturing engineer designing and improving manufacturing systems and processes, collaborating with designers to enhance product producibility and reduce costs
Experience
Manufacturing Engineer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Investigated and resolved operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks
Identified opportunities and implemented changes to improve manufacturing processes or products
Applied continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality
Provided technical expertise or support related to manufacturing operations
Reviewed product designs for manufacturability or completeness to ensure production efficiency
Designed layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency in manufacturing
Skills
Core Skills
Determining operational problem causes, Investigating environmental impact, Estimating operational costs, Assessing product usefulness, Evaluating designs and specifications, Analyzing costs and benefits, Analyzing operational data, Determining operational methods, Estimating technical requirements, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, Designing industrial processing systems
Tools and software
Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP software
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Troubleshot product problems involving designsInvestigated operational problems and variancesIdentified opportunities to improve manufacturing processesApplied continuous improvement methods to enhance qualityProvided technical expertise related to manufacturingReviewed product designs for manufacturability
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Troubleshot product issues related to designs, ensuring alignment with manufacturing standards and specifications.
Identified and implemented opportunities to enhance manufacturing processes, contributing to improved efficiency and product quality.
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Troubleshot product issues related to designs, reducing rework time for faulty designs
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Reduced rework time for faulty designsImproved product reliability and customer satisfactionStreamlined the design approval process
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Mention what specific improvements came from enhancing manufacturing processes.
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Identified and implemented opportunities to enhance manufacturing processes, contributing to improved efficiency and product quality.
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Boosted overall product quality ratingsLowered costs through process optimization
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Determining operational problem causes
Designing industrial processing systems
Investigating environmental impact
Estimating operational costs
Assessing product usefulness
Evaluating designs and specifications
Analyzing costs and benefits
Analyzing operational data
Determining operational methods
Estimating technical requirements
Estimating development time
Implementing design improvements
The work itself
What a Manufacturing Engineer does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
What it pays
How much does a Manufacturing Engineer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$83,600
Median
$102,440
75th percentile
$129,250
About 365,740 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Manufacturing Engineers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.