Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer sits between Allied Maker’s Design team and the outside world of partner vendors. When a tolerance doesn’t behave, a finish won’t hold, a material fights the process, or a vendor asks a question that could change the part, this is the person who answers, and then loops back to Design with the improvement. The Manufacturing Engineer is a hands-on problem solver whose work keeps fixtures buildable, beautiful, and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Technical Liaison

Serve as the primary technical contact between Design Engineering and partner vendors (machining, spinning, casting, glass, alabaster, wood)

Resolve vendor questions about tolerances, materials, finishes, and process capability while preserving design intent

Support QC on supplier quality issues: investigate root cause, implement corrective actions, and verify effectiveness

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Review designs with Design Engineering for manufacturability, tolerance realism, assembly fit, and cost before release

Propose actionable design improvements to improve yield, cost, and schedule while maintaining design intent

Maintain a library of DFM lessons learned

Process & Tolerance Ownership

Own tolerance stack-up analysis on critical features

Resolve conflicts between design intent and vendor capability

Define inspection and acceptance criteria with QC

Lead first-article reviews and process qualification for new vendors and parts

Continuous Improvement

Partner with Assembly, Pre-Production, and Quality to resolve recurring issues from vendor parts or upstream design

Track the cost of poor quality and lead-time impact from vendor issues and report trends

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

3–5 years of manufacturing engineering experience with vendor interaction

Strong knowledge of machining, spinning, casting, and finishing processes

Fluent in GD&T (ASME Y14.5), tolerance stack-ups, and process capability

Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Organized, decisive, and able to own issues through resolution

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in lighting, luxury goods, architectural hardware, or custom manufacturing

CAD experience (Fusion or similar)

Familiarity with UL 1598 / UL 8750

Lean / Six Sigma experience

Experience working with Northeast US vendors

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $95,000 – $120,000 annually (based on experience)

Discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO, holidays, parental leave

Employer-paid life and disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Safety shoe and eyewear allowance

Employee product discount

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

On-site at the Glen Cove workshop

Mix of desk work, shop floor time, and vendor interaction

Active shop environment; PPE required where applicable

Occasional travel to vendor facilities

About Allied Maker

Allied Maker is an American design and manufacturing studio creating luxury-crafted lighting fixtures. Based in New York, each piece is made to order by a dedicated team of craftspeople, with a focus on authentic materials, refined form, and enduring quality.

The studio operates at the intersection of design, engineering, and manufacturing. Ryden Rizzo leads product design and form. Lanette Rizzo leads design direction, production, and client strategy. Together, they set a standard where design integrity, engineering, and performance are inseparable.

Allied Maker is widely specified by leading architects and designers and continues to expand its capabilities while maintaining a singular focus: deliver artisan-crafted, highly engineered, sophisticated yet simple lighting design solutions.

Salary Range Annually

$95,000—$120,000 USD