A Day in the Life of a Manufacturing Engineer at Allied Machine & Engineering

What does a manufacturing engineer do all day? At Allied Machine and Engineering, the day begins by checking emails and getting oriented on what needs to happen across the manufacturing floor. The core job is keeping manufacturing running as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

Today's work involves wiring a programmable logic controller and staging parts for integration into the production floor. Engineers here find creative ways to solve problems using science and technology. An automated laser machine is started and monitored, and a check-in meeting with the manager keeps ongoing projects on track.

Being a manufacturing engineer means being ready to pivot — projects are varied and can demand widely different types of work even within a single day. The day winds down with a catch-up over lunch with a fellow engineer to make sure both teams have what they need to keep moving forward.

This video is part of the Invading Tusc video series.