Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and validate new products from concept to launch. You will mentor new talent, especially entry-level engineers, with the possibility of mentoring co-op students. You will become a subject matter expert and serve as a mentor for our new engineering talent.

Your design work will support future state product development and strategic manufacturing roadmap creation.   

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5+ years of process development experience, expertise in manufacturing workflow and efficiency improvement, hands-on skills in equipment design and specification, proficiency in 3-D modeling software (Solid Edge or SolidWorks), Microsoft Project, and Office Suite, cross-functional experience with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing, as well as strong management, strategic development, and communication skills.

This role is located onsite in our Butler, IN facility supporting our Therma-Tru Doors brand. Relocation assistance is available.

What you will be doing:

• Learn and apply lean process development tools, systematic problem solving and critical thinking to new process-product development and continuous improvement projects. 
• Successfully execute the development and implementation of new processes necessary for new product introductions and product changes
• Understand and actively manage process design requirements, conduct system PFMEA’s, design reviews and utilize other robust engineering practices such as DOE’s, tolerance stack-ups, limit testing, FEA, etc.
• Liaison with corporate product design, supply chain, vendors, and manufacturing staff for the specification for equipment development.
• Develop DVP’s, coordinate testing, and provide hands-on troubleshooting to ensure process-product requirements are met.
• Provide manufacturing and operations support throughout product development phases using DFM.
• Work closely with the Quality department to address any outstanding internal and external quality and product issues.
• Support cross-functional team members by mentoring areas of expertise for technical questions and solutions in at least one engineering or product area
• Set examples for excellence in engineering practice and rigor by successfully coaching junior engineers inside and outside of peer reviews as well as design reviews.
• Act as a manufacturing pioneer/visionary/innovation lead, bringing new technology and solutions to the team through online and in person research at other facilities and or trade shows.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in engineering degree
• Minimum of 5 years in process development, skilled in developing manufacturing processes through product analysis, testing methods, and vendor collaboration
• Experience in improving manufacturing efficiency by analyzing workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout, with a background in multidisciplinary manufacturing settings
• Proficient in 3-D Parametric Solid Modeling (Solid Edge or SolidWorks preferred), Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Significant cross-functional experience with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing in process and product development, alongside strong management skills with internal and external resources
• Expertise in equipment specification and design, with excellent written and oral communication skills for diverse audiences
• Strong strategic development and documentation/reporting skills, combined with a hands-on approach and a proactive desire to prototype and troubleshoot

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficient in automated systems, robotic applications, and implementation/programming, with experience in plastic m