Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.
Position Summary:
Donaldson is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to help drive innovation and continuous improvement. This role combines technical problem-solving, process optimization, project leadership, and new product implementation while increasing product quality, output, and cost for the corporation. Qualified candidates must be able to work an on-site schedule at our Stevens Point, WI plant.
Role Responsibilities:
- Develops creative solutions, recommends process improvements and enhances production methods.
- Monitors, modifies, and troubleshoots manufacturing equipment and processes; implements corrective actions as needed.
- Maintains and improves manufacturing documentation, including operating procedures, work instructions, and bills of material.
- Negotiates final design to ensure manufacturability.
- Conducts testing and evaluation of products and processes and implements new testing methods and technologies to improve performance and quality.
- Analyzes manufacturing processes, products, and production systems to identify improvement opportunities, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and mitigate potential process or product failures.
- Conducts studies to improve plant layout, production line efficiency and production line control.
- Oversees and manages multiple product or process development projects simultaneously.
- Establishes technical program objectives and product specifications.
- Evaluates, recommends, and implements manufacturing technologies, equipment, and process improvements to enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and cost performance while actively participating in safety culture activities.
- While this list is representative of essential job duties, it is not all-inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned to support Donaldson’s mission, vision, and strategic plan objectives.
Travel: Up to 10%
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing, quality, process, industrial, mechanical, operations, or other related environment
- Experience using CAD software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong Problem-Solving skills
- Project Management
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Oracle
- Programmable Logic Control (PLC) programming (Allen Bradley is a plus)
- Lean Process Development
- Vision Inspection Systems
- G-Coding CNC
- Data Analysis
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:
- Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).
- Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
- International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability and Veterans
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Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing, quality, process, industrial, mechanical, operations, or related environment
- Experience using CAD software
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Project management experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Oracle
- Programmable Logic Controller programming, preferably Allen-Bradley
- Lean process development experience
- Vision inspection systems experience
- G-code CNC experience
- Data analysis experience
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Donaldson Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Donaldson Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
Donaldson Company Insights
What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
