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Salary: USD 125,000 - 142,000 / annual
MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. They are seeking a Strategic Solutions Engineer - CNC to join their solution engineering team focused on strategic, high-complexity, production-level customer programs.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, customer advisory, and commercial execution, supporting customers as they scale from prototype into production. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor for strategic customers with complex CNC manufacturing needs, leading technical scoping discussions and translating customer requirements into manufacturable, scalable solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
**Customer & Program/Production Support:** Serve as technical advisor for strategic customers, lead technical scoping discussions, and support prototype-to-production transitions while anticipating manufacturing risks early.
**Manufacturing & DFM Expertise:** Perform detailed DFM/DFA reviews for CNC-machined components, evaluate part geometry, tolerances, GD&T, material selection, and finish requirements. Provide cost optimization recommendations based on process selection, feature simplification, and volume scaling.
**Assembly & System-Level Understanding:** Evaluate and guide on mechanical assemblies including part-to-part fit, stack-ups, tolerance interactions, fastener selection, joint design, and assembly sequencing. Help customers identify risks related to assembly, serviceability, and field installation.
**Technical Execution:** Review and interpret engineering drawings with strong command of GD&T. Perform CAD work including design updates for manufacturability, parametric 3D modeling, detailed documentation with GD&T, and reverse engineering. Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Quality, and Line of Business teams.
**Quality & Compliance Awareness:** Apply working knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100D requirements in customer discussions and internal workflows. Identify quality risks early and ensure proper requirements definition.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in CNC machining, casting, CAD (SolidWorks), GD&T, and DFM skills, with strong technical communication abilities and comfort operating in ambiguous, high-stakes environments. This role is mainly customer-facing and requires 30–40% travel.
**Requirements:**
- 6+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing roles such as CNC (deeper experience strongly encouraged)
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field, or equivalent demonstrated hands-on experience
- Strong expertise in CNC machining processes (milling, turning, multi-axis) and casting
- Must have DFM, cost optimization, and manufacturing trade-off fluency
- Hands-on experience in production-scale manufacturing programs
- Proven ability to interpret and apply engineering drawings and GD&T
- Solid understanding of mechanical assemblies and installation considerations
- Experience supporting customer-facing technical discussions
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and AS9100D compliance environments
- Willingness and ability to travel 30–40%
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office
- Strong verbal, written, and digital communication skills
- SolidWorks CAD proficiency
- Willingness to perform hands-on CAD work and reverse engineering as needed
- Willingness to support the Marketing team with technical publications, seminars, university lectures, and related activities
**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**
- Experience with casting, molding (IM), and/or additive manufacturing (3DP)
- Prior experience working with external suppliers or contract manufacturers
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude and other AI assistants) to accelerate DFM analysis, documentation, and customer-facing content creation
- Experience integrating AI/LLM tools into engineering or customer-facing workflows
