Manufacturing Engineer ll
Posted Jul 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a cost reduction project you drove. Where did the savings come from and how did you prove them?
What they are checking: Whether they can deliver and document real savings, which this level is expected to drive.
Tell me about a project where a vendor delivered equipment that did not meet the spec. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Holding vendors accountable with clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
How have you improved quality on a process without slowing it down?
What they are checking: Whether they can find solutions that improve quality and productivity at the same time.
What would you do
Scrap on a line jumped from two percent to six percent this week. What do you do first?
What they are checking: Structured problem solving that checks what changed before guessing at fixes.
How do you decide which improvement projects to take on when you have more ideas than time?
What they are checking: Prioritizing by safety, quality, cost and effort rather than what is most interesting.
Maintenance wants to delay a PM to keep a line running for an urgent order. What is your input?
What they are checking: Weighing short-term output against equipment reliability and speaking up with data.
About the work
Walk me through troubleshooting a robotic cell that has started dropping parts.
What they are checking: Practical robot troubleshooting covering grippers, positions, sensors and programs.
How do you use a PLC program to diagnose an automated line that stopped with no clear alarm?
What they are checking: Ability to trace logic and I/O to find root causes on automated systems.
Which root cause tools do you actually use, and tell me about one time they found something you would have missed?
What they are checking: Real use of tools like 5 Why, fishbone or data analysis instead of name-dropping.
How do you hand off a new process to production so it holds after you walk away?
What they are checking: Sustaining improvements through work instructions, training and controls.
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