Senior Processing Engineer, Cold FormingLocation:Western Chicagoland, IL or Western Detroit, MIBase Salary:$100,000 to $125,000 plus 15% annual bonus
We are conducting a confidential search for aSenior Processing Engineer, Cold Formingfor a growing manufacturing organization with a strong automotive component focus. The company is experiencingsignificant growthand offers anexcellent compensation and benefits package, including a15% annual bonus, exceptionalmedical, dental, and vision coverage, and anoutstanding retirement benefit.
This is a high-impact engineering role supporting critical process engineering projects, tooling design, and manufacturing process improvements, with a major emphasis oncold forming. This position can be based in either aWestern Chicagolandmanufacturing plant or aWestern Detroitmanufacturing plant.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead process engineering projects tied to cold forming operations
- Drive tooling and manufacturing process improvements across multiple facilities
- Provide technical leadership for cold forming processes, including manufacturing standards, capability analysis, and process development
- Support product launches by ensuring process capability and production capacity are aligned with customer requirements
- Manage capital equipment projects from concept through runoff and start-up
- Assess existing equipment for capacity, performance, and improvement opportunities
- Partner closely with plant leadership to execute customer requirements and growth initiatives
- Lead continuous improvement efforts and troubleshoot cold forming issues during launches and ongoing production
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a metal forming environment
- Must have cold forming experience
- Strong experience working witholder National Machinery cold forming machines
- Background in metal forming tool design
- Automotive manufacturing experience is preferred
- Strong problem-solving skills with an analytical approach such as DMAIC or 8D
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
Technical Skills Preferred
Experience with some combination of:
- Microsoft Project and Excel
- AutoCAD, Pro E, SolidWorks, CATIA, Deform, or similar CAE tools
- Minitab
- SPC software
- SAP
Additional Details
- Travel up to 20% to 30%, including occasional international travel
- Flexibility to support a 24-hour manufacturing operation when needed
This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned cold forming engineer to join a company on the move, make a visible impact, and be well rewarded for it. They need someone who understands cold forming at a practical level and can bring real expertise with legacy National Machinery equipment. Not someone who just admires machines from across the parking lot.
