Manufacturing Engineer - Project Lead

Summary of Position:

The Manufacturing Engineer leads the transition of key production processes from outsourced (buy) to in-house (make) manufacturing, managing insourcing projects from feasibility through implementation. This role drives continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing process, tooling, and equipment improvement opportunities, while coordinating cross-functionally to ensure transitions are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project management of buy-to-make transition initiatives, including feasibility analysis, business case development, project planning, execution, and go-live.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and budgets for insourcing and transition projects, tracking milestones, risks, and action items.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize continuous improvement opportunities across production processes, tooling, equipment, and workflows.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain, production, and finance to coordinate transition activities and resolve issues.
• Build and manage business cases for insourcing projects, including capital requirements, headcount, equipment, and facility needs.
• Assess vendor transition readiness across people, process, and equipment, and manage the handoff from outsourced to in-house production.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives to reduce material and labor costs while meeting or exceeding quality and reliability objectives.
• Coordinate capital equipment installation, tooling and fixture development, and facility planning tied to transition timelines.
• Prepare and present project status updates, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• All other duties as assigned.