Manufacturing Engineer II
Stoughton Trailers · Evansville, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Stoughton Trailers (automotive) in Evansville, WI. Provide technical support for plant production by responding to line disruptions and issues.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- PLC, Time studies, Plant layout, Tooling, SolidWorks, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $93k–$121k.
Median of the low and high ends of 19 live postings that list pay, out of 58 manufacturing engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 57 other live manufacturing postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $93k–$121k, from 18 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 57%
- Lean 40%
- New product launch 33%
- Machining 33%
- Automation 29%
- Team leadership 28%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, 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
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Stoughton Trailers
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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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This plant: Stoughton Trailers in Evansville
2 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in manufacturing roles at Stoughton Trailers.
- Industrial Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Maintenance Technician I 2nd shift Evansville · Reliability · Technician
Full description from Stoughton TrailersAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Provide technical support for plant production by responding to line disruptions and issues
- ◆Improve manufacturing efficiently by analyzing and planning workflows, space
requirements
and equipment layouts
- ✓Design and build custom tooling and fixtures
- ✓Confer with Manufacturing Project engineers and Product engineering concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods
- ✓Work with vendors on specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, tooling or parts
- ✓Manage all projects through planning, development, and implementation
- ✓Collaborate with other Manufacturing Engineers to ensure manufacturing consistency across the corporation
- ✓Use 3D CAD when needed for tooling development
- ✓Use 2D CAD when needed for plant layout adjustments
- ✓Conduct production time studies as needed
- ✓Work and communicate in a team environment.
- ✓Other duties may be assigned as required by the Company.
Above is a list of the most important
responsibilities
and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.
Qualifications
- ✓Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- ✓Licenses/Certifications:
- ✓List any other Certifications
- ✓Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- ✓4-7 years industrial experience.
- ✓Knowledge of computers and/or PLC’s.
- ✓In-depth knowledge of Co-Create CAD products.
- ✓Understanding of Machine tool operations.
- ✓Machine tool building principles and practices, including OSHA & safety.
- ✓Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
- ✓Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- ✓Proficient in the use of SolidWorks, DraftSight, and MS Office
- ✓Core Competencies:
- ✓Creativity
- ✓Analytical
- ✓Practical