Manufacturing Process Engineer

Auburn Gear is a leading designer and manufacturer specializing in planetary gears. Our products serve various applications in markets such as agriculture, construction, forestry, and marine. We pride ourselves on delivering reliable, high-quality solutions to meet the unique needs of our customers. Auburn Gear employees enjoy meaningful work rewarded by competitive compensation and growth opportunities. They support their families and build long term careers they are proud of.Job Status: Salary Exempt Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering ManagerPOSITION SUMMARY:Support the launch of new equipment and products at our facility. The position requires work on new product development as well as existing products. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES: Support product launch through developing and documenting capable processes. This includes, creating operational sheets, defining tooling and gaging requirements for jobs, and creating any necessary programs needed to run equipment. This includes the design and sourcing of custom tooling and fixturing as needed.Learn and gain understanding of gear generating equipment, processes, and setup to facilitate and support continuous improvement activities in related areas.Lower the cost of production by eliminating wastes in both manpower and materialsSupports engineering and project teams by communicating regularly to guarantee that both sales and customer-driven objectives are metAssures product and process quality thru acquisition of necessary tooling, gaging, and documentation; confirming manufacturing processes. Team support of new product development, quality, and manufacturingJOB MEASUREMENTS: Excellent communicatorGreat organizational skills with an attention to detailsSafety and quality-focused individualHighly motivated change agentAbility to analyze data to drive projects and processesAbility to work with multiple levels of associatesEDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE OR QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or similar engineering degree is required3 years of industrial or manufacturing engineering experience through internship or full-time work is requiredExperience in gear cutting processes and developmentExperience in CNC machining, tooling, work holdingCNC programingSolidEdgeEsprit CAM SoftwareStrong troubleshooting skillsProficient with Microsoft Excel PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally standing and lifting heavy objects regularly weighing 40 and occasionally up to 70 pounds. The employee is occasionally bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, kneeling, crouching, and sitting. Specific vision requirements include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Environmental demands include working mostly indoors.depth perception, color vision and ability to adjust focus.Note: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Created: 2026-04-02