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# BOM & Routing Project Engineer

- **Company:** Sterling Engineering
- **Location:** Lemont, IL, United States
- **Salary:** $72,800.0 - $93,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Technical Data Management Systems, Data Management
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3022462625-2

## About the Role

* Must have engineering experience working in a manufacturing environment.
 * Strong understanding of BOMs, manufacturing routings, engineering changes, and production processes.
 * Experience analyzing manufacturing data and identifying opportunities for process, cost, labor, or efficiency improvements.
 * Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOM structures, routings, and work instructions.
 * Experience working with an ERP/manufacturing system such as JDE is highly relevant.
 * Comfortable taking ownership of projects from initial opportunity identification through implementation, validation, and close-out.
 * Ability to work within formal ECN/ECO approval and change-control processes.

## Description

* Identify BOM and routing inaccuracies through production feedback, Kaizen activities, engineering reviews, and planning analysis.
 * Analyze drawings, BOMs, routings, work instructions, labor requirements, and downstream operational impacts.
 * Develop and package proposed BOM and routing changes for Engineering and Planning review.
 * Create and coordinate ECNs/ECOs to correct manufacturing master data.
 * Update JDE BOMs following approved engineering changes, including components, quantities, and revisions.
 * Update JDE routings to accurately reflect manufacturing operations, sequence, and labor standards.
 * Work cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, Operations Excellence, and Operations.
 * Analyze critical-path issues and identify opportunities to reduce rework, material chasing, changeovers, labor costs, and unnecessary process steps.
 * Validate BOM explosions, work orders, routings, labor, and material requirements following system changes.
 * Track project completion and measure improvements in BOM accuracy, routing accuracy, labor, cost, capacity, and lead time.