Engineer - Manufacturing
Vermeer · Pella, IA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Vermeer (industrial) in Pella, IA. Initiate, review, and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as 3DX, Teamcenter or Windchill.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Automation, Tooling, SolidWorks
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Iowa: typical posted base $99k–$117k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 12 manufacturing engineer openings in Iowa, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Iowa plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live manufacturing postings in Iowa.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 10+)
Typical $99k–$117k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 42%
- ✓ Automation 42%
- ✓ Tooling 42%
- ✓ SolidWorks 33%
- Six Sigma 33%
- EHS / safety 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Vermeer in Pella
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Full description from VermeerAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
What You’ll Do
1. Support the introduction of new products into manufacturing by coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure readiness and minimize disruption.
2. Respond to line calls and troubleshoot production issues to maintain safety, quality, and delivery standards.
3. Initiate, review, and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as 3DX, Teamcenter or Windchill.
4. Design and validate tools and fixtures that improve operator efficiency, safety, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
5. Apply lean manufacturing principles to identify and implement process improvements, including Kaizen events and just-in-time (JIT) practices.
6. Integrate automation and smart tools into the value stream to reduce manual labor and improve consistency.
7. Use computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as AutoCAD, DraftSight, or SOLIDWORKS to support tooling and process design.
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Who We Are
Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.
Work Shift
1 - First Shift
What We’re Looking For
- •Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field with a minimum 2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- •Proficiency in manufacturing processes, tooling, and lean methodologies.
- •Experience with ECNs and PLM systems (e.g., 3DX, Teamcenter, Windchill).
- •Working knowledge of CAD tools and digital work instruction platforms.
- •Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Power BI dashboards, or IoT (Internet of Things)-enabled process monitoring tools.
- •Ability to collaborate across departments and support data-driven decision-making.
Travel
- •Occasional travel is expected of this position.
Work Location
ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.
Interested? We’d love to get to know you.