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Remote | Manufacturing & Process Engineer — $70–$110/hour

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, production engineering, technical operations, or a closely related engineering field
  • Strong practical understanding of manufacturing processes and technical operations
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Master's degree or higher from a recognised institution is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Review manufacturing-related plans, analyses, and technical work products
  • Evaluate process designs, workflows, and improvement recommendations
  • Review materials involving production planning and technical operations
  • Assess assigned work products against domain-specific quality criteria

Key facts

  • Remote from: New York (USA)
  • Freelance
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Process Improvement Specialist
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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24-MAG

Business Consulting & Services

Company details

IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced engineering and manufacturing professionals with strong backgrounds in production, process engineering, manufacturing operations, or technical operations.

This role focuses on reviewing professional engineering and manufacturing work products, including documents, spreadsheets, and presentation materials. Selected experts will assess outputs for technical accuracy, analytical rigour, operational realism, and overall professional quality while providing clear, structured feedback.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Engineering

  • Review manufacturing-related plans, analyses, and technical work products
  • Assess whether proposed approaches reflect realistic production environments
  • Evaluate manufacturing requirements, constraints, assumptions, and recommendations
  • Identify technical inconsistencies, unsupported conclusions, or impractical approaches
  • Apply professional judgement grounded in real-world manufacturing experience

Process Engineering

  • Evaluate process designs, workflows, and improvement recommendations
  • Review operating assumptions, process steps, dependencies, and performance considerations
  • Identify inefficiencies, technical gaps, or inconsistent process logic
  • Assess proposed process improvements for feasibility and effectiveness
  • Evaluate whether conclusions are appropriately supported by available information

Production & Technical Operations

  • Review materials involving production planning and technical operations
  • Assess operational workflows, resource considerations, and execution requirements
  • Evaluate whether proposed approaches are practical within engineering environments
  • Identify gaps affecting reliability, efficiency, or implementation
  • Apply practical judgement to technical and operational scenarios

Engineering Analysis

  • Review engineering calculations, analyses, specifications, and supporting information
  • Assess technical assumptions and resulting conclusions
  • Identify factual, analytical, or logical errors
  • Evaluate engineering trade-offs and proposed recommendations
  • Determine whether work products demonstrate appropriate technical rigour

Spreadsheet & Data Review

  • Review engineering and manufacturing spreadsheets for accuracy and consistency
  • Assess calculations, tables, metrics, assumptions, and supporting data
  • Identify calculation errors, discrepancies, or unsupported outputs
  • Evaluate whether quantitative results support stated conclusions
  • Maintain strong attention to detail across technical work products

Document & Presentation Review

  • Review technical documents and presentation decks for clarity, accuracy, and professional quality
  • Assess structure, technical content, visual presentation, and information hierarchy
  • Identify discrepancies between underlying analysis and presented conclusions
  • Review charts, tables, and supporting information for accuracy
  • Evaluate whether technical findings are communicated effectively

Structured Evaluation & Feedback

  • Assess assigned work products against domain-specific quality criteria
  • Identify substantive technical, operational, factual, and presentation issues
  • Distinguish material engineering concerns from minor editorial issues
  • Provide clear, structured written feedback
  • Apply evaluation standards consistently across assignments

Ideal Profile

  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, production engineering, technical operations, or a closely related engineering field
  • Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer, Operations Engineer, or similar professional
  • Strong practical understanding of manufacturing processes and technical operations
  • Ability to evaluate engineering materials for technical accuracy, feasibility, and operational relevance
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
  • Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint / Google Slides
  • Native or professional fluency in English
  • Strong written communication and ability to provide precise, structured feedback
  • Master's degree or higher from a recognised institution is advantageous

Engagement Details

  • Part-time independent contractor engagement
  • Fully remote
  • Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
  • Compensation: $70–$110/hour
  • Work includes evaluation of engineering, manufacturing, process, and technical operations-related documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
  • Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
  • H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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