Join Us as a Manufacturing Engineer at Valcom, a Potter Global Technologies Company
At Valcom, we've spent nearly 50 years helping schools, hospitals, and businesses communicate when it matters most. From our home in Roanoke, Virginia, we design and manufacture paging, intercom, and emergency communication systems, delivered through a trusted network of integrator and distributor partners.
Valcom is part of Potter Global Technologies, a global leader in life safety solutions with more than 125 years of history protecting lives around the world. That means you get the best of both worlds: the close-knit team and hands-on impact of Valcom, backed by the resources and reach of a global life-safety family.
Together, our vision is for our customers to know us as their innovative, easy-to-do-business-with, best-in-class life-safety product partner. With a passion for creating safer environments worldwide, our mission is to provide our customers with a team of real people who connect them with reliable expertise in life safety applications.
If you're inspired by purpose, energized by collaboration, and thrive in an environment of feedback, ownership, and experimentation, you'll feel at home here.
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key role in improving production processes, driving operational efficiency, and supporting the successful manufacturing of high-quality products. You will work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to optimize workflows, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and support new product introductions. This role is responsible for enhancing safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance through process improvements, equipment implementation, and employee training while ensuring compliance with company and regulatory standards.
What You’ll Do
- Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods so they match product specs and quality standards.
- Analyze workflows, layouts, and processes to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
- Partner with design engineering to make new and existing products easier to build.
- Lead continuous improvement work using Lean, Six Sigma, mistake-proofing, or similar methods, and track KPIs that move Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth.
- Investigate production issues, find root causes, and put corrective actions in place.
- Specify, buy, and implement equipment, tooling, and fixtures, and build the business case for capital equipment.
- Write and maintain work instructions, process documentation, and SOPs.
- Train production associates on new processes, equipment, and best practices.
- Keep operations compliant with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Work with tooling and equipment suppliers to hit company and project goals.
- Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support team goals and project milestones.
Qualifications
What You Bring
Experience That Drives Success
- A bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years in a manufacturing engineering role, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
- Working knowledge of machining, assembly, sheet metal fabrication, and welding.
- Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar) and ERP systems, plus the ability to read technical drawings and specifications.
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methods.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills, with a fact-based approach to decisions.
- The ability to juggle multiple projects, move with urgency, and influence people without formal authority.
- Clear, collaborative communication with everyone from the production floor to leadership.
- Experience in electronics or emergency communications. (preferred)
- Automation, robotics, or PLC programming and troubleshooting. (preferred)
- ISO 9001 or other quality management system experience. (preferred)
- Hands-on equipment installation and troubleshooting. (preferred)
Key Strengths & Skills
- Acts with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive time management and ability to work on many projects at various points of the product development cycle.
- Bias for action and ability to work with a sense of urgency
- Collaboration skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Our Culture
- We build strong relationships - with teammates, partners, and customers
- We take pride in knowing every product we build serves the purpose of protecting lives
- We listen actively, coach frequently, and own our results
- We foster innovation, value curiosity, and believe that experimentation is part of growth
- We create a welcoming and inclusive space where everyone belongs
- We take ownership of our work - quality and safety are at the core of what we do
Benefits That Matter
- Employee Ownership Program – You’re not just an employee - you’re an owner. We share success together.
- Competitive health, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Financial Wellness programs including complimentary Certified Financial Planner sessions
- Recognition programs that celebrate individual and team wins
- A mission-driven team that supports life-saving outcomes, every day
Location
This is a full-time position, on-site at our Valcom facility located in Roanoke, VA.
Ready to Apply?
Ready to make a real impact? If you’re driven, curious, and excited to grow with a team that’s changing the world - and where you’re not just an employee but an owner - we want you on board!
Join us, and let’s create safer environments together - making a global difference you’ll be proud to own.