Manufacturing Engineer III
Thea Energy · Kearny, NJ
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $115k–$140k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 27 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Thea Energy (industrial) in Kearny, NJ.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, GD&T, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Welding, Tooling
- Base pay
- $115k–$140k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New Jersey: typical posted base $115k–$155k. This one lists $115k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 33 manufacturing engineer openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Jersey plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 32 other live manufacturing postings in New Jersey.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (7+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 85%
- Root cause 82%
- Team leadership 73%
- 5S 70%
- Capacity planning 70%
- Time studies 67%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for GD&T, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Welding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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 Thea Energy
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
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- 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 did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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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.
This plant: Thea Energy in Kearny
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- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
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