Additive (3D Printing) Manufacturing Engineer III
RMS Company (Cretex) · Coon Rapids, MN
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at RMS Company (Cretex) (medical devices) in Coon Rapids, MN.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, GD&T, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $93k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 32 live postings that list pay, out of 61 manufacturing engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 60 other live manufacturing postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $92k–$136k, from 30 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 51%
- ✓ Lean 48%
- ✓ Root cause 34%
- Team leadership 31%
- New product launch 31%
- ✓ Machining 26%
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Stands out: this posting asks for GD&T, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, Plant layout, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: RMS Company (Cretex) in Coon Rapids
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Full description from RMS Company (Cretex)As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
The Manufacturing Engineer will provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, optimize existing processes, and ensure that production goals are met.
Position summary
The Manufacturing Engineer III will be a combination position of a Project Engineer and a Manufacturing Engineer within the Additive Manufacturing Team. This individual will interface with customers, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and operations to bring awarded customer projects from quoted concept to product realization. The Manufacturing Engineer will coordinate all project management activity including, but not limited to pre-production meetings, developing production processes, coordinating customer updates and interactions, facilitating process improvements, and managing their projects from cradle to grave regarding all project management milestones and manufacturing support needs.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements, Education & Experience (incl. KSA’s and certifications)
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or other Engineering science
- ✓Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting; including state of the art manufacturing technology/concepts and cost reductions
- ✓Fluent with a 3D CAD software (i.e. Solidworks, Creo, Unigraphics, etc.)
- ✓Ability to control and hold effective meetings with an agenda and meeting minutes
- ✓Ability to understand and interpret GD&T, blueprints and technical documents
- ✓Knowledge of machining processes (AM Machines, CNC, inspection methods, and properties of materials)
- ✓Ability to follow through on commitments and to manage, motivate and hold peers accountable to activities and milestones related to the projects being managed
- ✓Excellent communication and influencing skills
- ✓Advanced computer skills with ERP systems (ProfitKey a plus), Office 365, and other business-related software
- ✓Strong problem-solving skills, experience with root cause analysis techniques and ability to develop and implement corrective actions
- ✓Manufacturing process design and validation
- ✓Experience with Lean Manufacturing practices
- ✓High level of energy, personal accountability, and integrity
- ✓Highly detail oriented; checks own work, keeps accurate records, organizes information effectively
- ✓Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks, and short deadlines
Desirable Criteria &
Qualifications
- ✓Project Management and/or Project Engineering experience preferred
- ✓Experience leading diverse cross-functional teams preferred
- ✓Knowledge of Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing
- ✓Experience implementing automation, including electronic visual inspection
- ✓Engineering experience with medical devices
- ✓Experience with Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
- ✓Team dynamic skills (communication, accountability, decision-making, feedback, meeting management, managing conflict)
- ✓Knowledge of ASTM
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Overview
About rms Company
rms is a state of the art facility with the latest technology in precision machines to produce components for the medical device and aerospace industries. Our Manufacturing Engineers provide engineering support to rms teams with particular emphasis on developing capable manufacturing processes, implementing cellular manufacturing techniques and certifying processes to provide superior products to our customers.
Essential Job Functions
- •Project Management
- •Initiate Project Management processes and tools for all new projects. Projects may be customer awarded projects or internal projects such as capital equipment, facility layouts, process improvements, etc.
- •Manage all milestones and trackers for projects and keep dates and milestones up to date and accurate
- •Communicate project trackers and other communication on a regular basis to internal and external customers
- •Manage all pre-production meetings, manufacturing meetings, and customer meetings regarding new projects and customer requests
- •Facilitate all DFM (Design for Manufacturability) meetings as required by the customer or manufacturing
- •Facilitate a post-mortem meeting and project close-out after reviewing all process performance to rate and throughput, scrap, material usage, profitability, inspection performance, on-time delivery, etc.
- •Assist with part cost estimation
- •Manufacturing Engineering
- •Develop manufacturing models, prints, routings, and work instruction for all project components and assemblies
- •Work with manufacturing to develop the processes necessary to take the product from quoted design to product realization and shipment for components and assemblies
- •Support the designed processes as needed regarding fixtures, models and drawings, manufacturing research, part handling, etc.
- •Troubleshoot processes with manufacturing that may be problematic or opportunities for improvements. This may be related to scrap, cycle time, throughput, quote vs actual, quality, etc.
- •Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced team members
- •Resolve non-conformances, coordinate root cause analysis and implementation
- •Train employees on processes that are developed by engineering
- •Participate in customer visits, key contact for customer projects
- •Work with the Quality Engineering to develop capable and certified processes to support and maintain a continuous flow of quality products to our customer
- •Active participation in OE (Operations Excellence). Origination and assistance with other OE projects
- •Understand and comply with the Cretex professional competencies, company policies, and the employee manual
- •Adhere to all safety policies; including wearing personal protective equipment when required
- •Support and comply with the company's QMS (Quality Management System), ISO 9001 and 13485 standards, GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), and GDP's (Good Documentation Practices)
- •Complete all other work duties as assigned