Snr Manufacturing Engineer

Tenneco · Cambridge, OH

Level: Engineer
Team: Manufacturing
Degree: Required
Industry: Automotive
Posted: 4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Tenneco (automotive) in Cambridge, OH. Evaluate, select, and implement new technologies to support automation, digital transformation, and long-term manufacturing competitiveness.

They ask for: degree required
Tools it names: Lean, 5S, SMED, Robotics, Automation, Tooling

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $80k–$115k.

Median of the low and high ends of 15 live postings that list pay, out of 113 manufacturing engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 112 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Lean 42%
Root cause 38%
Team leadership 36%
✓ Tooling 35%
Six Sigma 28%
✓ Automation 27%

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Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, SMED, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

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This plant: Tenneco in Cambridge

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Requirements

The required experience must have been in a high-volume manufacturing environment with complex automated production and must have included the development of manufacturing processes for ceramics or sheet metal fabrication.

OTHER: Up to 10% of domestic and international travel required.

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External website posting language

EMPLOYER: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC

POSITION: Snr Manufacturing Engineer

WORKSITE: 6420 Glenn Highway Road, Cambridge, OH 43725, United States

JOB DUTIES: Drive advanced manufacturing initiatives to optimize production processes and ensure long-term operational excellence for the ceramics facility. Apply expert-level engineering principles, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional leadership to improve safety, quality, cost, and throughput. Champion complex engineering projects, lead process industrialization, support capital planning, and act as a strategic partner to Operations, Quality, and Maintenance teams. Lead complex manufacturing engineering projects supporting new and existing product lines, including the development of process flow, tooling concepts, fixtures, PFMAs, and process documentation. Drive process improvements to enhance productivity, reduce scrap, improve safety, strengthen process capability, and prevent/reduce customer complaints through reduction of RPN’s. Champion capital equipment projects from justification and ROI development through specification, vendor selection, installation, commissioning and hand-off, according to Finance budgeting and within specified timeline. Provide expert troubleshooting for advanced automated equipment including robotics, controls, and process systems. Coordinate and execute new program launches, EWR’s and ECN’s with Engineering Manager. Lead cross-functional teams in Tenneco P3 Operating system implementation, continuous improvement initiatives, lean events, SMED, 5S, cost-reduction programs, and major operational problem-solving activities. Evaluate, select, and implement new technologies to support automation, digital transformation, and long-term manufacturing competitiveness. Act as the technical liaison with Quality, Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, Technical Center, and external suppliers to ensure successful execution of engineering initiatives. Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer and corporate requirements. Develop and deliver technical training. Support Engineering Manager with departmental planning, mentoring of manufacturing engineers, and strategic execution of engineering roadmaps. Maintain documentation related to equipment, processes, vendors, tooling, and engineering changes.

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of experience as Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Systems, Controls, or Automation Engineer.