Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

Job Description

As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and validate new products from concept to launch. You will mentor new talent, especially entry-level engineers, with the possibility of mentoring co-op students. You will become a subject matter expert and serve as a mentor for our new engineering talent.

Your design work will support future state product development and strategic manufacturing roadmap creation.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5+ years of process development experience, expertise in manufacturing workflow and efficiency improvement, hands-on skills in equipment design and specification, proficiency in 3-D modeling software (Solid Edge or SolidWorks), Microsoft Project, and Office Suite, cross-functional experience with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing, as well as strong management, strategic development, and communication skills.

This role is located onsite in our Butler, IN facility supporting our Therma-Tru Doors brand. Relocation assistance is available.

What you will be doing:

• Learn and apply lean process development tools, systematic problem solving and critical thinking to new process-product development and continuous improvement projects.
• Successfully execute the development and implementation of new processes necessary for new product introductions and product changes.
• Understand and actively manage process design requirements, conduct system PFMEA’s, design reviews and utilize other robust engineering practices such as DOE’s, tolerance stack-ups, limit testing, FEA, etc.
• Liaison with corporate product design, supply chain, vendors, and manufacturing staff for the specification for equipment development.
• Develop DVP’s, coordinate testing, and provide hands-on troubleshooting to ensure process-product requirements are met.
• Provide manufacturing and operations support throughout product development phases using DFM.
• Work closely with the Quality department to address any outstanding internal and external quality and product issues.
• Support cross-functional team members by mentoring areas of expertise for technical questions and solutions in at least one engineering or product area.
• Set examples for excellence in engineering practice and rigor by successfully coaching junior engineers inside and outside of peer reviews as well as design reviews.
• Act as a manufacturing pioneer/visionary/innovation lead, bringing new technology and solutions to the team through online and in-person research at other facilities and or trade shows.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in process development, skilled in developing manufacturing processes through product analysis, testing methods, and vendor collaboration.
• Experience in improving manufacturing efficiency by analyzing workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout, with a background in multidisciplinary manufacturing settings.
• Proficient in 3-D Parametric Solid Modeling (Solid Edge or SolidWorks preferred), Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Significant cross-functional experience with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing in process and product development, alongside strong management skills with internal and external resources.
• Expertise in equipment specification and design, with excellent written and oral communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Strong strategic development and documentation/reporting skills, combined with a hands-on approach and a proactive desire to prototype and troubleshoot.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficient in automated systems, robotic applications, and implementation/programming, with experience in plastic materials (fiberglass composites preferred) and manufacturing methods.
• Predictive engineering and analysis experience using finite element analysis (FEA), hand calculations, or tools like Ansys and Abaqus.
• Experience in developing programs/systems and team development to support them (e.g., APQP/PDCA), with a background in fenestration products or building materials (doors, windows, wall panels, etc.).
• Experience interfacing with intellectual property counsel and collaborating with new product development design and launch teams.

Additional Information

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN.

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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