Manufacturing Engineer - Automated Assembly
Bosch · Charleston, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Bosch (automotive) in Charleston, SC. Performance & Capacity Support.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, OEE, Root cause, MES
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $100k–$125k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 32 manufacturing engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
South Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 31 other live manufacturing postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 4+)
Typical $100k–$125k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 50%
- Tooling 47%
- ✓ Root cause 34%
- ✓ New product launch 34%
- Welding 22%
- Team leadership 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Bosch in Charleston
3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in manufacturing roles at Bosch.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Capital Coordinator · Manufacturing · Senior
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Tooling Engineer · Manufacturing
Full description from BoschAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Education
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
Experience
- ✓3–7 years of manufacturing engineering or production engineering experience.
- ✓Experience supporting automated high-volume manufacturing operations.
- ✓Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex production data
- ✓Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments, extreme willingness to share know-how.
- ✓Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to quality and operational excellence
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The Manufacturing Engineer - Line Planner is responsible for the daily technical performance of the assigned production line. This role serves as the primary engineering partner to Operations, ensuring equipment, processes, and cross-functional resources work together to maintain safe, stable, and efficient production.
The Manufacturing Engineer - Line Planner provides real-time visibility into line performance, coordinates issue resolution, leads structured escalation of production risks, and drives rapid recovery to standard operating conditions. While focused on daily execution, the Line Planner also identifies recurring issues and partners with the Process Group to implement long-term improvements.
Daily Production Performance
- •Own the daily technical performance of assigned production lines.
- •Monitor machine status, production flow, and key performance metrics.
- •Identify production risks and proactively communicate impacts to Operations.
Issue Management & Escalation
- •Lead structured escalation of safety, quality, delivery, and equipment issues.
- •Coordinate cross-functional resources including Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and the Process Group.
- •Ensure production issues are documented and communicated effectively.
Production Recovery
- •Drive rapid problem solving to restore production to standard conditions.
- •Verify that corrective actions achieve expected performance.
- •Escalate recurring or systemic issues for long-term investigation.
Standardization
- •Maintain manufacturing documentation including work instructions and engineering standards.
- •Support adherence to standardized work across the production line.
- •Identify opportunities to improve standard work based on daily observations.
Performance & Capacity Support
- •Monitor production performance trends and identify emerging risks.
- •Support production planning through cycle time, capacity, and equipment performance analysis.
- •Assist with launch activities and production readiness.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- •Line OEE
- •Downtime reduction
- •Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
- •Schedule attainment
- •First Pass Yield / Scrap performance
- •On-time issue escalation
- •Completion of corrective actions
- •Accuracy of production reporting
The Manufacturing Engineer - Line Planner is the engineering owner of daily production performance, ensuring manufacturing operates safely, efficiently, and consistently by coordinating rapid problem resolution, maintaining production standards, and enabling Operations to achieve stable performance every day.
Technical Skills
- •Root cause analysis (8D, A3, 5 Why, Fishbone)
- •Lean Manufacturing principles
- •Statistical process understanding
- •TRC & MRC
- •Manufacturing KPIs (OEE, FPY, Scrap, Tech/Org Downtime, Cycle Time)
- •Microsoft Excel and data analysis
- •MES, ERP, or production monitoring systems preferred
- •Databricks & Query language experience preferred
Success Profile
A successful Line Planner is someone who
- •Thinks with urgency while remaining organized.
- •Can quickly prioritize competing production issues.
- •Communicates effectively across Operations, Maintenance, and Quality.
- •Uses data to drive decisions rather than assumptions.
- •Builds strong relationships across functions.
- •Escalates issues early and follows through until resolution.
- •Balances immediate production needs with continuous improvement opportunities.