How do they match: Manufacturing Engineers

  • Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
  • Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
  • Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
  • Incorporate new manufacturing methods or processes to improve existing operations.
  • Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
  • Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
  • Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
  • Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.

  • Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Design industrial equipment.
  • Determine operational methods.
  • Determine causes of operational problems or failures.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Develop operational methods or processes that use green materials or emphasize sustainability.
  • Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
  • Estimate operational costs.
  • Install production equipment or systems.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
  • Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
  • Resolve operational performance problems.
  • Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
  • Update technical knowledge.