Manufacturing Process Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Manufacturing Process Engineer develops workflow, work station, and equipment improvement recommendations within a company's manufacturing environment. Fine tunes manufacturing processes by researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment. Evaluates manufacturing processes, applies knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and material.

Job Outlook

There were 692 Manufacturing Process Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 21510 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Manufacturing Engineer industry, which includes the Manufacturing Process Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,532.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $99,309.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Manufacturing Process Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $89,473.

Education and Experience

Posted Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	75.99%
Master's Degree	27.39%
Doctoral Degree	10.02%
Other	2.26%

Posted Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	21.5%
3 to 5 years	48.45%
6 to 8 years	14.9%
9+ years	15.15%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Manufacturing Process Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (38.21%)
Problem Solving (23.05%)
Management (18.29%)
Operations (17.09%)
Leadership (16.73%)
Innovation (15.23%)
Planning (14.63%)
Writing (12.98%)
Microsoft Office (12.95%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (12.83%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Mechanical Design (6.82%)
Computer-Aided Design (19.4%)
Electrical Engineering (19.89%)
Continuous Improvement Process (11.03%)
AutoCAD (18.08%)
C++ (Programming Language) (4.24%)
Automation (10.4%)
3D Modeling (10.37%)
Control Systems (2.81%)
SolidWorks (CAD) (13.62%)
Civil Engineering (9.31%)
Python (Programming Language) (9.21%)
Perl (Programming Language) (4.95%)
Computer Science (8.24%)
Engineering Design Process (15.89%)
Process Engineering (8.93%)
Test Planning (6.93%)
Mechanical Engineering (21.61%)
Debugging (9.57%)
Computer Engineering (8.91%)
Simulations (10.55%)
Systems Design (9.37%)
Project Management (24.85%)
Manufacturing Processes (20.46%)
New Product Development (18.16%)
Process Improvement (8.48%)
Product Design (8.99%)
Tooling (8.65%)
Scripting (6.11%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

SystemVerilog (Direct Programming Interface) (4.26%)
Register-Transfer Level (3.42%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Logic Synthesis (37.96%)
Register-Transfer Level (41%)
SystemVerilog (Direct Programming Interface) (50.97%)
Verilog (65.82%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Manufacturing Process Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Design Engineer
Systems Design Engineer
Design Engineering Manager
Roadway Design Engineer
Circuit Design Engineer
Software Design Engineer
Process Engineer
Bridge Design Engineer
Design Quality Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Actalent (760)
Raytheon Technologies (476)
Intel (471)
Jobot (431)
Apple (424)
Boeing (353)
Micron Technology (300)
Amazon (290)
AMD (270)
GE Aerospace (237)

North Carolina

Actalent (51)
Jobot (37)
Insight Global (22)
Qorvo (20)
Ljb (18)
GPAC (18)
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (16)
Bridge And Stream Engineering (12)
Randstad (12)
Carrier Corporation (10)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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