Manufacturing Engineer
Position: Manufacturing Engineer
Position Type: Direct Hire
Location: Comer, GA
Industry: Automotive/Aerospace
Pay: $65,000-73,000
Position Summary: Spark Talent Acquisition is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to support development, optimization, and continuous improvement of our client’s composite manufacturing processes, tooling, and production systems with hands-on involvement.
The ideal candidate combines strong mechanical engineering fundamentals with practical manufacturing experience to be able to manage multiple engineering projects and priorities. This person will work closely with engineering, technicians, production, quality, and suppliers to translate engineering designs and changes into robust, repeatable, and efficient manufacturing processes.
This is a hands-on engineering position. The engineer should expect to spend meaningful time on the manufacturing floor, working with technicians, troubleshooting processes, evaluating prototypes, and implementing improvements—not exclusively working at a desk.
Position Responsibilities:
·Develop, improve, and document composite manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and assembly methods.
·Review drawings, specifications, tolerances, and GD&T for manufacturability.
·Use CAD software to create or modify parts, assemblies, fixtures, and manufacturing tooling.
·Create and maintain ECRs, One-Point Lessons, process specs, inspection requirements, and acceptance criteria.
·Lead engineering trials, production launches, engineering changes, and process validation.
·Evaluate manufacturing methods, materials, equipment, and suppliers.
·Troubleshoot defects, dimensional issues, process variation, equipment problems, and assembly failures using structured root-cause analysis.
·Use data and engineering analysis to reduce scrap, rework, cycle time, cost, and variation.
·Apply SPC and measurement data to monitor stability, identify trends, and drive manufacturing improvements.
Position Requirements:
·Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and manufacturing processes.
·Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and dimensional tolerancing.
·Experience with CAD software; AutoCAD, Siemens NX and/or SolidWorks strongly preferred.
·Experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, machining, fabrication, or similar environments.
·Ability to perform structured root-cause analysis and problem solving.
·Familiarity with DOE, FMEA, 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa analysis, SPC, and other quality/problem-solving methods.
·Working knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 requirements.
·Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, Control Plans, and MSA preferred.
·Experience with inspection equipment, including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, CMMs, and optical systems.
About Spark Talent Acquisition:
Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that building the right team is vital to success. Listening to our clients and creating customized workforce strategies is at the core of what we do. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to help people grow.