Manufacturing Engineer I
Engineering USA · Fargo, ND
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $74k–$80k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Engineering USA (industrial) in Fargo, ND. You're a Good Fit If You Have (Or If You Can).
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Tooling
- Base pay
- $74k–$80k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $98k–$143k. This one lists $74k–$80k.
Median of the low and high ends of 502 live postings that list pay, out of 1495 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 1494 other live manufacturing postings in the US.
- Base pay
- About 34% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $96k–$136k, from 465 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 51%
- Root cause 42%
- ✓ Lean 42%
- New product launch 41%
- Automation 32%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Engineering USA
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Engineering USAAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Highlights of Your Role
- ◆Identify and implement continuous improvement activities within production and business processes.
- ◆Develop manufacturing processes, standard work and create and maintain process documentation.
- ◆Actively deploy lean concepts throughout the organization.
- ◆Support Process Lead in PPT/IPT projects.
- ◆Conduct extensive data analysis for effective problem solving.
- ◆Assist in analyzing, identifying, and resolving production line problems and lead problem solving groups.
- ◆Develop and maintain production line layouts and jigs/fixtures.
You're a Good Fit If You Have (Or If You Can)
- ◆Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required
- ◆2D and 3D modeling knowledge required
- ◆Demonstrated, strong written and oral communication required
- ◆Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) is ideal
We Invite You to See Yourself at Marvin
From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.
For more than a century, we've been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin's quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.
Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!
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Manufacturing Engineer
The Manufacturing Engineer supports the key fundamentals of manufacturing; safety, quality, productivity and cost reduction initiatives through process development and process improvement projects. Projects are driven by process improvement, operations capital investment plan, overall ROI, product development initiatives and the operations business plan.
Some of our unique and most popular benefits include
- •$300 annual wellbeing account to spend on what helps you feel happy + healthy
- •Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
- •Annual profit sharing – recognizing everyone's contribution to Marvin's success
- •Giving at Marvin – participate in organized volunteer opportunities
- •Brighter Days Fund – financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships
Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more.
$74,000 - $80,000 annually