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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Location: Fairport, NY

Job Type: Full-Time

About Us: Fortive is a global team, 18,000 strong, working together to deliver essential technology that makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We specialize in providing connected workflow solutions, designing, developing, manufacturing, and distributing professional and engineered products, software, and services. Our work spans across Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies, and Advanced Healthcare Solutions.

Qualitrol, a division of Fortive, is the leading provider of essential technology that enables the delivery of uninterrupted power. Established in 1945, we produce thousands of products on-demand, customized to meet our customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment, and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Manufacturing Engineering Leader to join our Development team at Qualitrol. The successful candidate will lead a cross-functional team including procurement, design for quality, and process engineering to transition product designs (both software and hardware) from development to mass production. This team will ensure a successful transition to production that includes delivering a manufacturing cell design, equipment specification, quality test fixture design, all process documentation, and system configuration including ERP configuration and associated supply chain setup to meet safety, quality, output, and cost expectations.

Your Impact & Key Responsibilities: In this position, the individual will utilize their expertise in manufacturing engineering to ensure seamless transition from product design to mass production. Their primary focus is to deliver a manufacturable product design that meets quality standards and operational efficiency.

Here’s where you’ll demonstrate your proficiency:

Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a cross-functional team including procurement, design for quality, and process engineering.

Manufacturing Cell Design: Develop and implement manufacturing cell designs that optimize production efficiency and quality.

Quality Test Fixture Design: Design and develop quality test fixtures to ensure product reliability and performance.

Process Engineering: Oversee process engineering activities to ensure manufacturability and scalability of product designs. Use of statistical tools for process and design optimization.

System Configuration & Documentation: Ensure system configuration and documentation are key deliverables for transitioning the process from development to production.

Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, operations, and other stakeholders to align strategies and ensure successful product launches.

Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production processes and product quality.

Quality Requirements: Define clear quality requirements for production testing against CTQ (Critical to Quality) parameters.

Innovation & Technology: Engage with cutting-edge technologies and drive innovation in manufacturing processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology).

• Proven experience in manufacturing engineering, industrialization, or a related field.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality control, and process engineering.

• Experience with industrial automation, including PLCs, robotics, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

• Experience with PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).

• Strong problem-solving and adaptability skills.

• Leadership and mentoring abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in a relevant field.

Experience in transitioning both software and hardware product designs to mass production.

Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Opportunities for professional development and growth.

A collaborative and innovative work environment.

Excellent Pay and Benefits! Qualitrol employees receive a competitive salary, twenty-eight days of paid time off (includes PTO and Holidays), great health benefits that are effective your first day, flexible working hours, up to 100% education reimbursement towards a degree, and 401k matching (vesting immediately). We have annual reviews and career development planning to help get you to the next level in your career. Our family-friendly environment also provides paid Maternity/Paternity leave, Adoption leave, Life Insurance, and more.

You will love working with colleagues who have a genuine desire to innovate and seek out complicated problems. We believe in absolute inclusion and diversity. Qualitrol associates enjoy the autonomy, breadth of responsibility, and creativity that are typical in a medium-sized company, while sharing resources, standard methodologies, and growth opportunities that are found in a Fortune 500 company like Fortive.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, and any relevant work samples to careers.fortive.com.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 101,500.00 - 188,500.00

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.