Manufacturing Engineer 5 (# 8130)

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer with strong shop floor domain expertise and digital product mindset to partner with IT and Azure DevOps (ADO) teams in the development and deployment of manufacturing specific digital tools.

The ideal candidate understands manufacturing processes deeply, can translate operational needs into clear digital requirements, and is comfortable working in Agile / DevOps delivery environments.    

Addition 

Manufacturing & Operational Leadership

Represent manufacturing operations in the design of digital tools (e.g., OEE, connected equipment, digital twins, production analytics)

Define process intent, loss mechanisms, and operational constraints to guide solution development

Ensure digital capabilities align with shop floor realities, safety standards, and quality systems

Support pilot deployments and validate solutions in live manufacturing environments

Partner with IT and product teams using Azure DevOps to develop manufacturing capabilities

Create and refine Epics, Features, and Acceptance Criteria that reflect manufacturing outcomes

Contribute to Agile planning, backlog refinement, and incremental delivery (MDP ? MVP ? MMP)

Support trade off decisions between standardization, localization, and scalability

Translate manufacturing problems into clear, testable digital requirements

Identify critical data signals and events needed to support operational decision making

Define functional and non functional requirements (performance, reliability, usability)

Ensure traceability from manufacturing need ? digital feature ? deployed capability

Facilitate workshops with manufacturing, IT, data, and leadership stakeholders

Align multiple facilities around common digital standards and operating models

Actively prevent scope creep and reinforce outcome driven development

Support change management and adoption of digital tools on the shop floor    

Collaborative

Less than 10 – dispersed in different locations that are critical to Client manufact strategy

Office – 75%

Manufacturing floor – 25% or 50% office, 50%manufacturing floor

PPE, safety shoes, eye protection glasses

Years of experience: 10+years

Degree requirement: BS Degree; Open for master’s – 7 years

Do you accept internships as job experience:  Yes

Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role:  Lean Blackbelt, Manufacturing Project Engineer

Experience working in manufacturing or production environments (machining, assembly, fabrication, etc.)

Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, equipment behavior, and process flows

Experience collaborating with IT, software, or digital product teams

Working knowledge of Agile delivery concepts and Azure DevOps (or similar platforms)    

Experience supporting or delivering digital manufacturing products (OEE, MES, analytics, connected equipment, digital twins)

Familiarity with manufacturing data sources (PLC, SCADA, MES, CMMS, historians)

Experience in multi site manufacturing environments

Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD concepts, or digital product lifecycle models

Experience supporting pilot to scale digital implementations

Ability to write clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria

Strong communication and facilitation skills across technical and non technical teams

Manufacturing domain expertise with systems level thinking

Digital product mindset focused on value delivery

Strong requirements and problem definition skills

Cross functional collaboration and influence

Comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving environments

Prefers local candidates – within 50 miles radius

Non-local candidates – less preferred