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Manufacturing Engineer
A Manufacturing Engineer designs and optimizes production processes, tooling, and workflows to improve efficiency, quality, and cost within a manufacturing plant, typically holding an engineering degree and reporting to plant or engineering management. The role combines Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies with CAD tools like SolidWorks to design fixtures and layouts, and relies on Root Cause Analysis to resolve recurring production defects. Continuous Process Improvement is a core focus, distinguishing this role from more hands-on production technician positions.
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Manufacturing Engineer II
Crane Co.
Full-time · Burbank, CA · $100,999 – $117,575
This role develops and implements manufacturing improvements at an aerospace brake systems supplier, focusing on process optimization, cost reduction, and design feasibility. It suits engineers with 2+ years of manufacturing experience who want to work on high-reliability aerospace products in a regulated environment.
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Reagent Manufacturing Engineer
Beckman Coulter
Indianapolis, IN
This role involves overseeing the transition of reagent products from development to manufacturing and optimizing existing production processes at a life sciences company. It suits engineers with a regulated manufacturing background who want to bridge product development and operations in a diagnostics environment.
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01 WH ADVENTHEALTH WESTHALL
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Full-time · United States, Canada · CA$330,000 – CA$400,000
Lead a team of engineers building and operating GPU infrastructure that powers frontier AI models at scale. This role suits experienced managers with deep ML/HPC infrastructure expertise who want to shape the technical backbone of enterprise AI systems.
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Engineering Manager, Billing Platform
Sentry
San Francisco, CA · $220,000 – $450,000 · Remote
Lead a team of engineers building billing and pricing systems at Sentry, managing distributed systems that handle measurement, pricing, and invoicing at scale. This role suits engineering managers with strong technical foundations who want to balance technical strategy with team leadership in a product-critical area.
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Jabil
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