
Associate Manufacturing Engineer
Indianapolis, INFull-timeSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Associate Manufacturing Engineer develops and implements cost-effective manufacturing processes that meet product specifications and quality standards. The role supports continuous improvement in production quality and throughput, coordinates manufacturing launches for new or revised products, and designs or tests tooling and equipment. It also provides technical support to plant operations and may instruct or assign work to a small employee group.
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Full job description
Indianapolis, IN
Full time
R008297
JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS
Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.
Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!
Benefits:
The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
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Employer HSA contribution
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Dental & Vision Insurance
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Paid Parental Leave
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Short & Long-Term Disability
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Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
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401K with generous Company match & contribution
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Accrued Paid Time Off
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12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
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Robust employee wellness program
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Tuition assistance program
Job Description:
JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS
Building cities. Driving commerce. Saving lives. For over 100 years, Allison Transmission has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we’re driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide.
This is an exciting opportunity in Indianapolis, IN for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer.
Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!
Summary:
The manufacturing engineer position develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products. Responsible for the design and/or testing of tooling and equipment and/or planning the manufacturing processes in a designated area of the manufacturing plant.
Responsibilities:
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Assist in the development of manufacturing systems with the focus on continuous improvement related to quality and throughput capability of production equipment.
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Work is of a technical nature where decisions are made within general practices and procedures, where supervision is available to handle unusual situations.
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Direct the design, development, and/or improvement of manufacturing processes.
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Study product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment.
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Apply knowledge of product design fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials.
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Assure product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished product and process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes.
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Occasional instruction, training, and assignment of work to a small group of employees.
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Analyze process elements for improved manufacturing capability.
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Analyze equipment deficiencies for manufacturing improvements.
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Provide technical support for specific plant operations.
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Physical presence in the workplace is an essential function
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Implements and actively supports the plant and corporate safety policies and initiatives
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Implement safety and good housekeeping standards
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Other duties as assigned.
Experience:
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Education Requirement: Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
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Required:
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High level of analytical ability to solve complex problems.
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Effective oral and written communication skills.
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Knowledge of tooling, manufacturing process, and manufacturing equipment required.
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High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
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Understanding of machine and manufacturing processes.
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Experience in part processing using various grinding, turning, machining center equipment.
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Project management experience with regard to machine procurement, cost analysis, and process validation.
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Direct manufacturing experience with at least one of the following component groups: rotating and reciprocating components, gears, and/or prismatic parts.
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Entry Level - less than 1 year of experience required
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Preferred:
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Experience working with Unigraphics and other CAD programs.
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Experience in gear/spline manufacturing, gear geometry, analytical gear evaluation
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CNC programming experience with a thorough knowledge of machine control systems.
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at 317-242-5000.
Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at [email protected] (http://%[email protected]) .
Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors—from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.
Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company’s global headquarters is still located. We have approximately 1,400 dealer and distributor locations, employ more than 2,700 people around the world and our international presence spans more than 80 countries.
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at 317-242-5000.
Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,461 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$113–173K/yr661 salary ranges
- US median$24–28/hr283 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs in Indiana and 1,461 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Indiana
- GE Aerospace8 open
- Allison Transmission (this employer)6 open
- Cook Medical6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Manufacturing Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 825 postings).
- Education
- 655 of the 1,461 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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