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Manufacturing Engineer

Sterling Engineering
Elmhurst, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026

Manufacturing Engineer

Direct Hire

Elmhurst, IL

$90-110K yrly

100% onsite


We are seeking a person who enjoys working in an open, team environment and desires to be a long-term, hands-on contributor. We promote working directly with the production team on a day to day basis with constant communication.


Responsibilities

  • Contribute to a culture geared toward the wellbeing of other employees and sustainable growth.
  • Provide daily support to the production team, including answering technical questions, troubleshooting at the test department, and approving work in process changes to the units.
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities in the designs that you support, including improvements in manufacturability, cost reduction, and performance.
  • Manage design projects to implement continuous improvement concepts.
  • Facilitate the engineering chance notice (ECN) process for design changes.
  • Create new bills of material (BOMs) for custom units.
  • Validate new designs through testing and data collection.
  • Create and update Wiring and Piping diagrams for production.
  • Review work orders for production to ensure bill of material accuracy.
  • Review and improve build practice and design standards (SOPs).
  • Utilize Solidworks to create CAD models for design projects.
  • Provide technical support to other teams in the company, including responding to email requests and attending project meetings.


Requirements

  • Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering
  • Basic knowledge of controls loops
  • Organizational and project management skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Readiness to work hard and support other team members toward a common goal
  • Positive attitude

Salary : $90,000 - $110,000

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