Manufacturing Facility & Line Design Engineer

Manufacturing Facility & Line Design Develop and maintain manufacturing facility master layouts, production line layouts, and equipment arrangement drawings. Create layout concepts for new production lines, equipment installations, capacity expansions, relocations, and facility modifications. Translate equipment, process, operational, material flow, and infrastructure requirements into coordinated facility designs. Evaluate alternative equipment and line configurations to identify layouts that best support operational efficiency, safety, maintainability, accessibility, and future flexibility. Support early-stage project development by determining where and how new manufacturing equipment can be incorporated within existing facilities. Partner with technical SMEs to incorporate utility, structural, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, controls, and other infrastructure requirements into overall facility layouts. Participate in design reviews throughout project development and execution to maintain alignment between approved layouts and final installations. Support development of a long-term manufacturing network layout strategy that considers current operations, future growth, capacity expansion, and facility constraints. Evaluate plant layouts holistically to identify opportunities to improve space utilization, material and people flow, equipment accessibility, operational efficiency, and future expansion capability. Develop conceptual layouts and scenarios that enable leadership and project teams to compare alternative manufacturing strategies before significant capital commitments are made. Establish and maintain standardized CAD drawing practices, naming conventions, revision control, templates, and documentation requirements. Establish a structured repository that provides teams with a reliable single source of truth for current facility and line drawings. Ensure drawings are updated following capital projects, equipment relocations, line modifications, facility changes, and major infrastructure modifications. Coordinate with project teams, vendors, OEMs, engineering firms, and site teams to collect final drawings and incorporate changes into master facility documentation. Improve the accessibility of drawings so Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Safety, and project teams can reliably locate current information when needed. Establish processes for drawing turnover and as-built documentation at project closeout. Provide layout and facility-design support across multiple capital projects simultaneously. Develop conceptual layouts during early project development to help determine project feasibility, scope, and potential alternatives. Support equipment placement and line configuration decisions using dimensional requirements, operational needs, service clearances, material flow, infrastructure requirements, and future expansion considerations. Collaborate with equipment suppliers, OEMs, engineering firms, contractors, and internal engineering resources to integrate equipment designs into facility layouts. Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and project planning sessions. Support project teams during installation and commissioning when field conditions require layout or drawing modifications. Develop and maintain standards for manufacturing facility layouts and production line documentation. Support development of engineering standards related to equipment spacing, accessibility, maintainability, safety, and facility integration. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of experience developing production line, manufacturing facility, or industrial equipment layouts. 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining CAD drawings within manufacturing or industrial environments. Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD or comparable industrial CAD software; experience with 3D design tools is strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience translating equipment and manufacturing requirements into practical facility layouts. Working knowledge of manufacturing infrastructure and utilities sufficient to coordinate requirements with engineering SMEs. Understanding of equipment clearances, access requirements, maintenance considerations, material flow, and industrial facility constraints. Strong technical documentation, drawing management, and organizational skills. Experience supporting capital projects from conceptual design through installation and project closeout. Ability to collaborate effectively with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, OEMs, contractors, and engineering firms. Ability to manage multiple projects and facility layouts simultaneously across geographically dispersed manufacturing sites. Experience within food, beverage, coffee, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing. Experience developing manufacturing master plans or long-range facility layouts. Experience with 3D facility modeling, laser scanning, point-cloud data, or other digital facility-capture technologies. Experience supporting brownfield manufacturing expansions where new production equipment must be integrated into operating facilities. Familiarity with relevant OSHA, NFPA, building, fire, and electrical code considerations affecting equipment and facility layouts. Experience establishing CAD standards, document-control processes, or centralized engineering drawing repositories. Experience working directly with OEMs and engineering firms on equipment integration and facility design. Strong spatial and systems thinking Manufacturing and operational mindset Strategic facility planning Attention to detail and drawing accuracy Ability to translate technical requirements into practical layouts Strong document-control discipline Ability to visualize future-state manufacturing configurations Cross-functional collaboration Practical, solutions-oriented engineering judgment Ability to balance immediate project needs with long-term network flexibility