Senior Manufacturing Engineer
C&S Machine · Niles, MI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at C&S Machine (industrial) in Niles, MI. Develop, Verify and maintain manufacturing methods, processes and specifications to customer requirements.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- GD&T, Machining, Tooling, SolidWorks
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $78k–$162k.
Median of the low and high ends of 25 live postings that list pay, out of 70 manufacturing engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 69 other live manufacturing postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 4+)
Typical $78k–$162k, from 25 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ New product launch 64%
- ✓ Tooling 53%
- Lean 39%
- Root cause 34%
- FMEA 34%
- Team leadership 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at C&S Machine
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- 2
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- 3
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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 did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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- 5
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Full description from C&S MachineAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you'll do
- ◆Complete job processing for new products and sustained production support.
- ◆Perform Engineering reviews for New Product Development processes.
- ◆Process Engineering Smartsheet Requests for New and Sustained production support.
- ◆Create / Develop custom Tooling, Fixture, Work holding and Gage designs for New and Sustained production use.
- ◆Participate and / or Lead teams for integration of new technologies to C&S from Concept to Sustained Processing of Parts
- ◆Coordinates the acquisition of initial production support items Tooling, Fixturing, Gages, etc to support new product introductions.
- ◆Develop, Verify and maintain manufacturing methods, processes and specifications to customer requirements.
- ◆Perform contract reviews to ensure customer
requirements
are met and maintained (ie. MQI, ADCN, OPMPs) for new products introduced into production and sustained production parts
- ✓Troubleshooting of ideas and/or manufacturing issues with shop floor for Product Development and sustained production.
- ✓Review all new production parts and work with others to properly develop manufacturing methods, process controls and part process.
- ✓Complete documentation and system audits, as needed
- ✓Respond promptly to customer requests, providing service that often exceeds expectations.
- ✓Train, Coach and mentor other employees in the Product Development area.
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Description
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for being the technical lead for the processing of manufacturing projects through concept, Initial development and sustained production. The role will act as a trainer, coach, and mentor to help grow and develop the other engineers.
What we offer
- •Temperature-controlled manufacturing
- •Full-time, steady work
- •Clean, organized facility
- •Team focused environment
- •Opportunities to learn and grow.
What we're looking for
- •Engineering degree or at least 10 years of job shop manufacturing experience with 5 years in support of engineering functions.
- •Solid understanding of processing methods necessary to transform raw materials into finished products in a machining environment.
- •Experience in design of Tools, Fixtures and work holding
- •Solid understanding of GD&T application and interpretation
- •Experience in development and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and controls
Language skills
Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, with the English language.
Mathematical skills
Have a strong background in trigonometry and geometry.
Reasoning ability
Possess a strong ability to think logically to solve manufacturing problems, or while evaluating a new process. Must not only think in an engineering mind-set but also in relation to business as far as cost is concerned.
Computer skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
2D Drafting Software
SolidWorks
Smartsheets
Epicor
IQS
Physical demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 250 pounds, but with the help of another person or a mechanical device. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
C&S Machine Products, Inc. is a Drug-Free Employer.