Manufacturing Engineer

The role

Manufacturing Engineers will improve systems that turn incoming aluminum into customer shipments. You will work on equipment, tooling, layouts, work instructions, data collection, and operator workflows.

What you will do

• Improve safety, quality, throughput, uptime, and material flow
• Study production constraints and turn observations into measurable improvements
• Design tooling, fixtures, layouts, and operator workstations
• Create and maintain clear work instructions and standard processes
• Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up
• Investigate defects, downtime, and missed targets through structured root-cause analysis
• Build useful production metrics and verify that improvements deliver results
• Partner with operators, maintenance, quality, software, and leadership
• Train teams on new processes and incorporate floor feedback
• Support production directly when an urgent issue threatens safety or delivery

Required qualifications

• Hands-on and happiest solving problems on the factory floor
• Committed to safety and unwilling to trade it for speed
• Analytical, observant, and disciplined about root causes
• Comfortable with drawings, process data, and technical documentation
• Able to explain technical changes clearly to operators and leaders
• Practical about cost, timing, and implementation
• Respectful of operator knowledge and willing to test your assumptions
• Organized, dependable, and accountable for results

Nice to have

• Experience with metals, cutting equipment, CNC machinery, or material handling
• Experience with CAD, fixtures, controls, or equipment commissioning
• Familiarity with Lean methods, statistical process control, or preventive maintenance
• Experience connecting production equipment and software systems

Benefits

• Equity in Nox Metals
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

About the company

Nox Metals is a technology company supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. They use software and automation to supply metal to American factories.