Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide hands-on troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and process improvement within Anderson-Negele’s assembly cells in Spartanburg, SC. Working directly alongside operators and technicians in a high-mix, low-volume environment, this role will restore production flow, eliminate recurring defects, and drive consistent, repeatable assembly-cell performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assembly Cell Troubleshooting:
  • Provide daily, hands-on support to resolve production interruptions, assembly defects, and test failures.
  • Investigate issues across PCBAs, sensors, wiring, electromechanical assemblies, fixtures, and test equipment.
  • Work alongside operators and technicians to reproduce failures and resolve issues at the point of assembly.
• Root-Cause Analysis and Corrective Action:
  • Lead structured root-cause analysis of defects, recurring failures, and process variation.
  • Implement corrective actions and verify that they prevent recurrence.
  • Support production testing and validation of electronic components and assemblies.
• Process Improvement:
  • Identify and eliminate sources of rework, waste, downtime, and disrupted flow.
  • Use production, test, and quality data to prioritize improvements and verify results (first-pass yield, rework, downtime).
  • Support new product introduction, product transfers, and engineering changes into production.
• Standard Work and Training:
  • Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Coach operators and technicians to strengthen the site’s troubleshooting capability.
  • Partner closely with production, quality, design engineering, and supply chain teams.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience:
  • Hands-on experience supporting assembly cells or a live manufacturing environment.
  • Working experience with electronic components, electromechanical assemblies, sensors, or controls.
  • Proven use of structured root-cause analysis to resolve production issues and sustain improvements.
• Technical Skills:
  • Basic PCBA skills: component identification, visual defect recognition, multimeter checks, and ESD handling.
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, technical drawings, and test procedures.
  • Practical electrical and electronic troubleshooting skills.
• Soft Skills:
  • Practical, roll-up-your-sleeves approach in a fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume environment.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Collaborative across production, quality, and engineering teams.
• Preferred:
  • 2–5 years in manufacturing, production, test, or electrical engineering.
  • PCBA board-level troubleshooting experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
  • Familiarity with lean manufacturing, standard work, ERP/MES systems, and instrumentation or sensing products.

Why Anderson-Negele?

Join a hands-on team where engineering happens on the production floor. At Anderson-Negele, we value continuous improvement, technical excellence, and collaborative problem-solving. If you enjoy tracing problems to their root cause and improving how the work gets done, we encourage you to apply.
 

About Anderson-Negele

Anderson-Negele is an instrumentation company whose mission is to provide the best hygienic instrumentation solutions for processors of food, beverage and life sciences products. We have manufacturing facilities in the US and Germany and sales & service offices in the U.S., Europe, China, India, and Brazil.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Anderson-Negele is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Anderson-Negele is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact our Human Resources team.

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