Cold Forming Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Waco, TX

Salary: $150,000 - $170,000/year

Drive Advanced Manufacturing Excellence Across Multiple Production Sites

Join a leading aerospace and manufacturing organization where you'll play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and launching high-volume metal manufacturing processes. This position offers the opportunity to work with advanced machining and cold forming technologies, support manufacturing operations across multiple facilities, and influence production performance on a global scale.

If you enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges, leading process improvements, and working hands-on with production teams, this role offers significant impact and career growth.

What You'll Do

• Develop, optimize, and validate machining and cold forming processes for high-volume production.


• Establish process capability and performance standards using DOE, SPC, and capability studies.


• Analyze material flow, tooling performance, forming loads, and machining processes to improve quality and throughput.


• Troubleshoot production issues across domestic and international manufacturing locations.


• Design, specify, and qualify tooling, dies, punches, fixtures, rolls, and machining equipment.


• Lead machine acceptance testing, tooling validation, and production ramp-ups.


• Support new product introductions, pilot builds, PPAPs, FAIs, and production launches.


• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives to reduce scrap, downtime, and process variation.


• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for manufacturing defects.


• Partner with suppliers on materials, heat treatment, coatings, and process improvements.


• Perform supplier audits and capability assessments.


• Train engineers, operators, and manufacturing teams during launches and process changes.


• Serve as a technical liaison between manufacturing plants, suppliers, and engineering teams.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.


• 10+ years of experience in machining and/or cold forming manufacturing environments.


• Strong knowledge of metal forming processes, machining fundamentals, and tooling systems.


• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing operations.


• Proven success working across multiple manufacturing sites or supplier-facing environments.


• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75%.


• Strong problem-solving, process improvement, and project leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cold heading, progressive forming, or precision machining.


• Knowledge of steels, alloys, heat treatment, and surface coatings.


• Experience working with international manufacturing operations or global suppliers.


• Six Sigma Green Belt or similar certification.