Manufacturing Process Engineer

Join Crane Currency as a Manufacturing Process Engineer in Nashua, NH and lead the charge in optimizing complex manufacturing processes that drive efficiency, quality, and innovation.

Who we are:
Crane Currency is a premier industrial technology company and a pioneer in currency manufacturing and advanced micro-optics technology for securing physical products. Yes, chances are you have our product in your wallet right now! Our sophisticated equipment and software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Around the world, our customers trust us to anticipate their needs with innovative, reliable, and high-quality currency & authentication solutions and services—just as they have for generations. Learn more at www.cranecurrency.com

How you will make an impact:
In this role, you will play a key part in driving continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives that directly impact production performance and product quality. You’ll focus on increasing yield, reducing downtime, and identifying cost-saving opportunities by optimizing processes and applying creative problem-solving. Working closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, Operations, Quality, EH&S, and Supply Chain, you’ll help translate ideas into scalable production solutions. Your work will influence efficiency, product reliability, and overall operational excellence across the site.

• Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process performance and enable new product launches

• Develop and implement process operational standards, including statistical process control opportunities

• Improve product quality by reducing variability, minimizing downtime, and increasing yield and capacity

• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, identify trends, and implement corrective actions

• Document improvement project scope, execution, and results to ensure knowledge sharing and sustainability

• Create and maintain standardized work instructions to support consistent, high-quality production

• Reduce waste, improve equipment utilization, and optimize overall productivity and cost of quality

• Work closely with operators and production teams to identify and resolve equipment and process challenges

Knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:
Required:

• BS in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)

• 1-3 years of process engineering experience in manufacturing (printing, coating, web processing, or similar environments preferred)

• Strong proficiency in data analysis, statistics, and applied mathematics

• Experience managing or contributing to critical, self-directed projects with basic project management skills

• Experience with process mapping, capability analysis, and statistical tools (e.g., Minitab)