Manufacturing Engineer - Capex
Retech Systems LLC · Buffalo, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 15%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Retech Systems LLC (industrial) in Buffalo, NY. / Work with assembly to document and improve furnace and sub assembly work instructions.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $86k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 35 live postings that list pay, out of 63 manufacturing engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 62 other live manufacturing postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $86k–$120k, from 34 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 48%
- Lean 40%
- Root cause 38%
- Team leadership 27%
- Cost reduction 25%
- Automation 24%
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Full description from Retech Systems LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
/ Understand the design intent and the execution of the furnace.
/ Identify and close gaps in work instructions.
/ Work with the assembly team to establish building plans for furnaces
/ Work with assembly to document and improve furnace and sub assembly work instructions.
/ Resolve any internal manufacturing or assembly issues through communication with Design and Project Engineering.
/ Resolve any vendor manufacturing issues through communication with Design and Project Engineering.
/ Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement and space
requirements
to improve manufacturing efficiency for full furnace builds.
/ Maintain project plans and hit lists to ensure furnaces are complete.
/ Assist in breakdown and shipping planning for furnaces.
/ Drive continuous improvement through better drawings and work instructions.
/ Help organize resource allocation for furnace builds.
/ Support the work of contractors from multiple disciplines on-site.
/ Support assembly teams to ensure all parts are available for sub-assembly and furnace builds.
/ Ability to handle exceptions and ambiguity.
Education and Experience
/ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering field.
/ 10 + years in a manufacturing setting desired.
/ Engineered to Order large capital equipment experience desired.
Personal Skills/Attributes required for the Position
/ Versatile and willing to help the manufacturing team while also putting safety as a top priority.
/ Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
/ Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
/ Detail-oriented with the ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
/ Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (~15%).
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Description
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the technical aspects of furnace building. The primary responsibility of this role is to support multiple furnace and sub-assembly builds, liaising between engineering and industrial assembly. This person will work closely with the project teams, both engineering and assembly, to execute sub-assembly and full furnace builds at Retech.
JOB
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
/ Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
/ Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
/ Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
/ Mechanical aptitude is a must.
/ Electrical, Vacuum, Hydraulic, Water and Pneumatic experience a plus
Physical Demands
/ The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear and talk.
/ The employee is frequently required to use hands.
/ The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
/ The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
/ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
/ The work environment is a manufacturing setting.