Senior Manufacturing Engineer

What will you work on?

Based in Mexico and reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering efforts in product development and manufacturing to ensure optimal product design, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery. You will serve as a key technical leader, working closely with local vendors, global headquarters, and cross-functional teams to develop innovative manufacturing solutions that meet rigorous product specifications, cost targets, and quality standards.

This role requires frequent travel to regional vendor sites to provide hands-on engineering, tooling, and production support.

How will you create impact?

• Guide product designs using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to align creative concepts with regional supplier capabilities

• Lead medium-complexity product launches from initial development to Production Start (PS), ensuring strict adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards

• Collaborate with suppliers to define manufacturing methods and resolve complex issues in injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, and decoration processes

• Oversee the engineering, procurement, and technical debugging of consigned materials and specialized components

• Drive annual continuous improvement initiatives utilizing CAD, DFMEA, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to optimize assembly line efficiency and reduce scrap

• Partner with global sourcing teams to identify, audit, and onboard non-Asia vendors to diversify and strengthen the regional supply chain

• Mentor and train junior engineers in lean manufacturing, tooling design, and cross-functional project management

• Prepare technical reporting and manufacturing feasibility analyses for senior leadership to support strategic operational decisions

• Monitor vendor capacity planning in collaboration with the supply chain team to align production output with global demand

What are your skills and experience?

• Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline

• Professional engineering experience in manufacturing, operations, or product development engineering, preferably within consumer goods or toys

• Technical expertise in plastics transformation processes, including injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, and high-volume assembly

• Proficiency in CAD software for design review, along with practical application of DFMA and Lean Manufacturing principles

• Demonstrated experience independently managing product launch lifecycles, sourcing tooling, and troubleshooting factory-floor production challenges

• Experience preparing project schedules, tracking milestones, and utilizing project management software

• Full professional fluency in both Spanish and English, with outstanding cross-cultural communication and negotiation skills

• Bonus: Professional proficiency in Mandarin or experience with global manufacturing transfers is a strong plus

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This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.