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# Lead Manufacturing Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Aegis Manufacturing & Engineering
- **Location:** Warsaw, IN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Outlook, CAD Standards, Computer Literacy, SolidWorks (CAD), Microsoft Office, Mastercam
- **Published:** July 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usf06c02e069e210f5e1133e6b26343294/eaa

## About the Role

* BS in engineering plus 5+ years in manufacturing, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
 * Demonstrated strength with problem solving and root cause analysis methodologies.
 * History of owning broad project scopes, setting priorities, and delivering on time.
 * Effective communicator and collaborator across functions to accelerate critical tasks.
 * Ability to lead Lean or TOC improvement initiatives.
 * Preferred: experience in ISO 13485, ISO 9001, or medical device manufacturing environments.
 * Excellent customer service skills in writing and speech.
 * Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Outlook).
 * CAD proficiency with SolidWorks or similar; working knowledge of drafting standards and GD&T.
 * Plus: familiarity with MasterCam, Esprit, Partmaker, or related CAM platforms.
 * Core proficiency: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

## Description

Help us build production systems that scale with confidence. You will combine manufacturing engineering expertise, project management, and process excellence to partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers. Your mission: evolve our methods, documentation, and designs to strengthen efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, and cost across product families.
Impact you'll drive

 * Champion advanced troubleshooting and root cause approaches with measurable, recorded results.
 * Provide direct, day-to-day support to Operations to keep lines running and improving.
 * Own projects end-to-end-from development to delivery-with accountability for long-term cost, quality, and delivery outcomes.
 * Qualify and validate production equipment and special processes to ensure capability and compliance.
 * Engineer robust processes and verify capability aligns with business requirements.
 * Create clear work instructions and training documents that sustain manufacturing proficiency.
 * Leverage statistical and financial analysis to uncover trends and opportunities to improve quality and reduce cost, lead time, and scrap.
 * Deploy Lean and Theory of Constraints to optimize cells, workflows, and teams against defined KPIs.
 * Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate and implement new manufacturing concepts, tooling, and equipment; build and manage project plans, schedules, and budgets.

First 90 days: what you'll tackle

 * Map priority value streams and identify constraints; execute focused improvements using Lean/TOC.
 * Stand up or refine validation protocols for key equipment and special processes.
 * Publish or refresh work instructions and training content for critical operations.
 * Establish data views that blend statistical and financial signals to guide continuous improvement.


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