Forging Engineering Manager
thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC · Danville, IL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $102k–$112k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC (industrial) in Danville, IL.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Machining, Assembly lines, Tooling
- Base pay
- $102k–$112k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $96k–$145k. This one lists $102k–$112k.
Median of the low and high ends of 18 live postings that list pay, out of 38 manufacturing engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 37 other live manufacturing postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $89k–$134k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 53%
- Automation 47%
- Lean 45%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 34%
- New product launch 29%
- Cost reduction 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Assembly lines, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 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?
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This plant: thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC in Danville
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Full description from thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engineering, related field, or equivalent foreign degree. 3 years of work experience as a Forging, Process, or Design Engineer. Must have 3 years of work experience with each of the following: thermal dynamics and forging processes; identifying areas for process improvement and implement strategies to enhance productivity; leading process qualification and validation activities for new products, and ensuring compliance with industry standards; researching forging industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices, and incorporating them into manufacturing process; and generating Process Engineering Change notices for internal and external customer design changes.
Apply online at https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en; reach out to dennis.webb@thyssenkrupp.com with any questions. Please reference Forging Engineering Manager position. EOE.
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thyssenkrupp integrated its Forging & Machining and Undercarriage businesses to start the new business unit Forged Technologies. With roughly 7,000 employees at 18 production sites in seven different countries, thyssenkrupp Forged Technologies has sales of over one billion euros and operates over 50 forging press lines and more than 150 machining and assembly lines in seven countries. The product portfolio includes undercarriage systems for heavy machinery as well as crankshafts, connecting rods, pistons, chassis products, transmission systems and rotor shafts for the automotive industry.
Forging Engineering Manager for thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company, LLC in Danville, Illinois .
Duties include : oversee all Forging Engineering functions including process, and product engineering and product engineering-related projects for forging; oversee development of forge tooling designs for new parts, improve designs for existing parts, and coordinate with customer on full life cycle of parts; observe processes, monitor product from start to finish and provide direction; lead process qualification and validation activities for new products and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards; improve operational performance by identifying quality and customer needs, and direct team to identify and diagnose customer, process, and quality problems; collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process enhancements and resolve technical challenges; plan, assign, and distribute work; and establish priorities, provide direction to team, and train team in methods and procedures.
We offer an outstanding Benefits Package that includes
- •Company Tuition Reimbursement Package
- •401K Match
- •120 hours of Paid Time Off after completion of Probation Period
- •Comprehensive medical plans with flexible cost options ranging from $4.62 to $57.62 a week. We also have a Preventative Healthcare and Medical Program with additional premium discount on medical insurance premiums.
- •Dental plans ranging from $0.48 to $4.15 a week
- •Vision Plans ranging from $0.35 to $3.69 a week
- •Company Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability, & Long Term Disability
- •11 paid Holidays
- •Gym Membership Reimbursement