Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Coils

SPX Technologies · Madison, AL

Level: Senior
Team: Manufacturing
Degree: Preferred
Experience asked: 5+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 16 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior manufacturing role at SPX Technologies (industrial) in Madison, AL. As senior manufacturing engineer on this campus, you will play a crucial role in improving production efficiencies, reducing costs, and enhancing overall manufacturing processes.

They ask for: 5+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names: Value stream mapping, OEE, FMEA, Control plans, ISO 9001, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $111k–$151k.

Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 45 manufacturing engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 44 other live manufacturing postings in Alabama.

Experience asked: More than usual (5+ vs 3+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Root cause 58%
Tooling 58%
✓ Welding 44%
Machining 40%
✓ FMEA 40%
Lean 36%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Capacity planning, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at SPX Technologies
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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?
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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.
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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: SPX Technologies in Madison

5 other open roles at this site.

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Maintenance Technician II (2nd shift) · Reliability · Technician
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior

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How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

As senior manufacturing engineer on this campus, you will play a crucial role in improving production efficiencies, reducing costs, and enhancing overall manufacturing processes. Key to this role will be to learn in a fast past environment.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide technical leadership for our OlympusMAX coil manufacturing operations . This role will lead process development, continuous improvement, equipment optimization, and manufacturing strategy while maintaining a strong presence on the production floor. The successful candidate will partner closely with operators, technicians, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and engineering teams to ensure world-class safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

The incumbent will partner across Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams to build and sustain an ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System (QMS). This role offers the opportunity to influence plant startup activities, develop quality systems, and shape long-term operational excellence.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core

Required Experience & Skills

✓5+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, or related technical environments
✓Fin-and-tube heat exchanger design fundamentals. Experience with coil or heat exchanger fabrication.
✓Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and build collaborative relationships

Ideal Experience & Skills

✓Experience supporting new product introduction, manufacturing startup, expansion, or process development activities preferred
✓Capacity planning, line layout, production scheduling
✓Experience with orbital tube welding processes.
✓SAP experience is preferred, but is not required

Education & Certifications

✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline preferred

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Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. We are opening a new campus facility that will have two of our businesses (Marley and Ingenia Technologies) evolving and growing together at SPX's very first campus.

Manufacturing Process Leadership

•Serve as the manufacturing engineering subject matter expert for the OlympusMAX coil production processes.
•Lead process optimization efforts for:
•Fin Press
•Stainless steel welding
•Coil forming
•Mechanical assembly
•Develop and maintain manufacturing standards, work instructions, process documentation, PFMEAs, and control plans.
•Provide advanced troubleshooting support to production teams and lead resolution of chronic manufacturing issues.
•Drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost.
•Establish process capability metrics and monitor critical manufacturing parameters.
•Conduct time studies, value stream assessments, and capacity analyses.
•Identify and implement productivity improvements through layout optimization, waste elimination, and workflow improvements.
•Lead scrap reduction, yield improvement, and labor efficiency initiatives.
•Develop and track key performance metrics for manufacturing performance.

Capital Projects, Equipment & Automation

•Identify and justify capital investments supporting OlympusMAX growth and operational excellence.
•Lead equipment specification, procurement, installation, validation, and startup activities.
•Evaluate opportunities for automation, robotics, machine vision, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
•Partner with maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Leadership & Collaboration

•Mentor Manufacturing Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and production personnel.
•Serve as a technical leader within manufacturing operations.
•Facilitate cross-functional teams to execute strategic improvement initiatives.
•Build strong working relationships with operators and manufacturing leadership.
•Present project updates, business cases, and performance results to plant leadership.

What we are looking for (Required/Ideal Experience, Skills, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Travel & Working Environment

•Travel will be required at times; Ingenia Headquarter located, QC Canada or other SPX locations such as Charlotte, NC or Overland, KS.
•Manufacturing plant environment
•Office and manufacturing plant environment with varying degrees of noise levels and potential exposure to bad weather, excessive heat and/or excessive noise.
•Sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing and potentially working at heights.

How we live our culture

Our culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are. Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other. Whether you are an individual contributor or you lead a large team, each of us leads at SPX.

What benefits do we offer?

We know that the well-being of our employees is integral. Our benefits include:

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