Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer  
 
Location: Loves Park, Illinois 

Your mission in the Dart team:  

At TouchTunes, your work matters! As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes, ensuring product quality, and supporting production operations for a fun and exciting business, manufacturing soft-tip, digital dartboards. This role collaborates with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and internal teams to troubleshoot production issues, manage Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and oversee the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). You will also focus on continuous improvement initiatives, lean manufacturing implementation, and maintaining accurate manufacturing documentation to enhance efficiency and compliance with quality standards. This role offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving manufacturing excellence and operational efficiency within a dynamic production environment. We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced setting and is committed to continuous improvement. 

Your day-to-day:   

• Optimize and refine manufacturing processes by designing, modifying, and testing production methods and equipment.
• Provide hands-on support to resolve technical issues on the shop floor and ensure smooth production operations.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive manufacturing documentation, including Bills of Materials (BOMs), assembly instructions, and process flow diagrams.
• Lead Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to ensure seamless integration of design updates into production.
• Conduct Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) reviews and collaborate with suppliers to ensure quality standards are met before mass production.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to align production goals and maintain compliance with quality control standards.
• Implement and support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, including self-balancing cells.
• Train production staff on efficient assembly processes, material handling and quality control 

Your profile:  

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing engineering or a related role.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, tooling, and quality control.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot shop floor issues.
• Extensive experience in electromechanical box-build production, including assembly, integration, and testing of complex systems to ensure reliability and performance. 
• Proven ability to develop and implement new processes to enhance production efficiency and throughput through the use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks) and experience with Product Data Management (PDM) systems and workflows (e.g., Arena Empower).
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to build rapport, communicate, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all skill levels. 

What’s in it for you: 

At TouchTunes, your work impacts our customers as part of interesting projects that transform the in-venue entertainment industry. We foster open communication and collaboration across all levels, with approachable leaders that value all voices and empower you to excel and innovate. Our team thrives in an environment where fun meets hard work, and everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves. 

Financial Wellness: Annual performance bonus, long-term company bonus, 401k matching, life insurance. 

Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive health insurance and disability coverage, a Lifestyle Spending Account, access to telemedicine, and an unlimited sick days policy. 

Professional Development: Continuous hands-on learning with access to e-learning platform, tuition reimbursement, and peer mentorship. 

Accessibility: An inclusive workplace designed to accommodate people with disabilities. 

TouchTunes  

At TouchTunes, the world’s largest in-venue interactive music and entertainment platform, we’re all about sparking joy and human connection. That moment in a bar where someone at the next table cues the jukebox to play your favorite song? That’s what we do – our platform plays millions of songs daily – but we’re also so much more!  We recently bought the largest soft-tipped darts business in the United States, we just launched a brand-new mobile app, and we’re operating nearly 100,000 connected devices across North America and Europe. We’re innovators, strategic thinkers, people making the future possible today – and what a great time to join our team.

 
Work Requirements: 

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Ability to work on-site in a production environment with reliable transportation to the facility in the Rockford area, specifically Loves Park. IL 

TouchTunes is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. TouchTunes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

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