Manufacturing Engineering Manager

About the Role

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers, technicians, and production support staff. • Allocate labor, equipment, and project priorities effectively. • Define short‑ and long‑term departmental goals and align engineering strategy with business objectives. • Drive operational excellence through standardization, workflow optimization, and best‑practice implementation. • Oversee creation, validation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for scalability, efficiency, and quality. • Conduct process validation studies—including cycle‑time, labor requirements, tooling needs, and work‑instruction development. • Manage and optimize factory layout, resource utilization, and production flow. • Develop comprehensive work instructions, process documentation, routings, and MES workflows. • Design and implement tooling, jigs, and fixtures to improve throughput and quality. • Perform time studies, data analysis, and process capability evaluations to set standards and boost productivity. • Lead first builds, prototyping efforts, and mBOM development for new assemblies or products. • Identify and execute continuous‑improvement initiatives that reduce cost, enhance safety, and increase efficiency. • Maintain accurate manufacturing documentation such as SOPs, flowcharts, equipment specs, and test methods. • Collaborate with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production to ensure manufacturability and successful product launches. • Support shop‑floor teams with responsive problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis. • Lead operating reviews and manage ramp‑up readiness for new manufacturing setups.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸process validation
• ▸factory layout
• ▸tooling design
• ▸time studies
• ▸continuous improvement
• ▸manufacturing documentation

What You Bring

Model/Z is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a high‑performing team responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining all manufacturing processes in a fast‑paced, state‑of‑the‑art production environment. The role blends strategic operations leadership with hands‑on engineering expertise to ensure scalable production, high product quality, and continuous cost and process improvements, working cross‑functionally with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production teams. • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or related field (required). • Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role. • Strong background in manufacturing engineering, process development, and cross‑functional project leadership. • Experience with GD&T, CAD modeling (SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD) and manufacturing execution systems (preferred). • In‑depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, automation, quality control, and Lean principles. • Ability to define and build processes from scratch, including documentation and training. • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with cross‑functional influence. • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project‑management capabilities. • Discretion and independent judgment in decision‑making. • Skillful presentation of information in concise, easily understood formats.

Requirements

• ▸bachelors
• ▸solidworks
• ▸autocad
• ▸gd&t
• ▸lean
• ▸leadership

Benefits

The position offers a salary of $90K‑$120K and is based at 740 E. 111th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (Watts). The schedule consists of 9‑10‑hour workdays, four days a week (Monday‑Thursday) with occasional remote work and Friday meetings as needed; future conversion to an 8‑hour, five‑day workweek is possible. Model/Z provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, life and pet insurance, sick leave, ten paid holidays and bereavement days, supporting employees’ physical, emotional and financial well‑being. The culture emphasizes family‑friendly, collaborative, employee‑focused values such as quality, integrity, trust, and accountability, with opportunities for rapid learning and growth.

Work Environment

Onsite