The Manufacturing Engineer - Steel will lead initiatives to document and develop best practice solutions and new manufacturing technologies across the supplier footprint that includes, but not limited to, automation, inspection, operational excellence (lean thinking) This role partners directly with R&D;/Design Engineering, Quality, Program Management, or Procurement to ensure new and existing designs are manufacturable, scalable, cost-effective, and reliable, and to support design release and change-control decisions through rigorous engineering analysis and factory validation, while ensuring a customer-centric approach to meet or exceed internal and external customer expectations.

This position reports directly to Manufacturing Engineering - Steel team and dotted line reporting to Manufacturing Engineering - EMS team and Power Electronics team

Responsibilities:
Participate in product development from concept through design release, providing manufacturing feasibility input and DFM/DFMA recommendations.



Partner with suppliers to obtain and incorporate external DFM feedback and capability constraints
Review engineering drawings, specifications, and design revisions; identify manufacturability risks and propose engineering solutions. Support structured design release gates by providing engineering recommendations based on manufacturability, process capability, cost drivers, and supplier readiness
Lead and/or drive innovation in manufacturing technologies and technical readiness activities for steel and/or industrial manufacturing processes including, as applicable: roll forming, stamping, casting, linear welding, laser cutting, machining, coating/finishing, assembly, testing, and/or automation
Plan and execute prototype builds, supplier trials, and on-site validations; verify functional intent and key/critical dimensions through appropriate measurement and inspection methods
Lead technical value engineering and cost-reduction initiatives across steel products by ide

📌 Manufacturing Engineering (Madrid)
🏢 NEXTracker
📍 Madrid