Manufacturing Engineer

Quanex is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Arlington, TX.

Do you have experience designing equipment and executing capital projects for automation to help reduce costs, improve profitability, and support customer growth? Are you someone who believes in leading change and want to be part of a winning team? This position is a hands-on, cross-functional role that will be central to the long-term success of our operations. 

We Offer You!

• Competitive Salary


• Bonus Potential


• 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years


• 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP


• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans


• Employer paid disability plans and life insurance


• Paid Time Off & Holidays


• Tuition support for degree and continuous education


• Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What's Attractive About the Manufacturing Engineer position?

• Opportunity to work with a great team


• Supportive & collaborative culture


• The Company LIVES its values

What Success Looks Like:

• Prepares funding requests for projects to implement new tools and equipment and large-scale projects that have a long-term operational impact. 


• Executes design estimation process, including the feasibility of design, estimating design time requirements, assembly, testing and project costs.


• Analyzes financial justification for projects through labor savings, efficiency gains, scrap reduction, safety hazard elimination, etc. Financial analysis to include IRR and payback period.


• Responsible for development of documentation necessary for manufacturability. This includes but is not limited to Bills of materials, Product Flow Charts, Part Drawings, Assembly Drawings, Schematic (Air, Lube, and Hydraulics) Piping Drawings and Orientation Drawings.


• Collaborates with electrical engineering on design intent, ensuring electrical requirements are included in the design, and the product operates in the most efficient manner.


• Manages total project activities from concept to completion working hands on with cross-functional teams to impact the success of the organization.


• Provide technical assistance to all company departments, as well as other divisions and customer(s).

What You Bring:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent experience to prove capabilities.


• Minimum of two years’ experience as a product/design/mechanical/manufacturing engineer or related engineering field.


• Proficient in project management and communication skills.


• Fluent in SolidWorks and other applicable engineering programs

The salary range for this position is $90,000- $100,000 with bonus potential.

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger
Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.