Lake Air Products is a fast-growing company that is proud to live by our Core Values: Customer Focus, Passion for Performance, and Right People - Best Teams.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will help lead, support, and improve production processes within our precision metal fabrication facilities. This role is responsible for evaluating and translating quotes, prints, instructions, and technical information into routings, manufacturing data, and shop-ready documentation, while optimizing operations, programming, tooling, and overall manufacturability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the plants.
Lake Air Products Offers:
- Competitive Pay
- Full Benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
- Gym Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Lead and optimize manufacturing processes across laser cutting, stamping, forming (press brake), machining, welding, painting, and assembly
- Drive Lean initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance shop floor efficiency
- Support new product introduction (NPI), including tooling, fixturing, and process development from concept through production
- Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ITAR, and customer requirements
- Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation (routers, work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans)
- Partner with Quality to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions (CAPA)
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time, driving issues through to resolution
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation, standardization, and scalability
- Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits
- Build organizational capability through coaching, training, and mentorship of other team members.
- Must be able to work 100% on-site. This is not a remote or hybrid position
- Strong understanding of sheet metal fabrication processes including the areas of; Press Brake Forming, Laser Cutting, CNC Machining, Welding, Painting/Coating, Hardware, and Assembly.
- Familiarity with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar CAD platforms
- Lean / Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred)
- Experience in high-mix, low-to-mid volume, tight-tolerance manufacturing
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
- 5–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, medical, or other regulated industries
- Proficiency in GD&T, blueprint reading, and tolerance stack-ups
- Experience with process validation methodologies
- Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics
- Hands-on, shop floor–oriented approach
Please note that if this position is located in our Roseville, MN facility, it may be subject to export control regulation. Unless an exemption applies, candidate(s) must be a U.S. Person* within the meaning of the law OR obtain an export control license. Candidates who do not meet the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements or choose not to pursue such positions are not disqualified from applying for other opportunities with Lake Air Products. Nothing in this posting should be interpreted as limiting applications based on nationality or citizenship status.
*A U.S. Person under export control laws includes a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual who has been lawfully admitted for temporary residence in the U.S. as a refugee or asylee under U.S. law.
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance and requires full-time on-site presence in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related Engineering field
- 5-10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience
- Experience in aerospace, medical, or other regulated industries
- Proficiency in GD&T, blueprint reading, and tolerance stack-ups
- Experience with process validation methodologies
- Strong understanding of sheet metal fabrication, press brake forming, laser cutting, CNC machining, welding, painting or coating, hardware, and assembly
- Familiarity with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar CAD platforms
- Lean or Six Sigma certification at Green Belt level or higher
- Experience in high-mix, low-to-mid-volume, tight-tolerance manufacturing
- Hands-on, shop-floor-oriented approach
- Ability to work full-time, 100% on-site in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market
What We Do
Your Advanced Manufacturing Partner. At Lake Air Products, we have the experience to understand your advanced manufacturing needs and are dedicated to meeting them with superior products and outstanding service. As industry leaders, we promote fair and honest pricing, open communication, and customer-driven solutions. We strive to implement best-cost manufacturing while providing innovative industrial and design engineering. We are full service advanced manufacturer, with capabilities ranging from prototyping service to short run stamping to metal fabrication, precision machining, structural fabrication and custom laser cutting service. With an in-house tool and die shop and complete metal assembly services available, we are your one-stop custom design and contract-manufacturing provider. Lake Air Products is totally committed to working closely with each and every customer, delivering manufacturing solutions that meet or exceed expectations.
