Manufacturing Process Engineer Jobs in Georgia
Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs in Georgia are in strong demand, concentrated in automotive manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and consumer goods production, with openings at every level from entry-level process technician to senior process engineering lead. Atlanta, Savannah, and the broader Columbus corridor are the state's primary hiring centers, where anchor employers like Kia Georgia, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Procter and Gamble maintain large engineering workforces. The most sought-after specialties in Georgia include lean manufacturing and Six Sigma implementation, automation and robotics integration, and quality systems engineering. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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As a Service Line Sales Specialist, you will make an impact by driving growth for our Enterprise Integration & Process Orchestration portfolio across strategic accounts, creating demand, building qualified pipeline, expanding existing accounts, opening new opportunities, and converting pursuits into revenue. You will be a valued member of the Enterprise Integration & Process Orchestration team and work collaboratively with account, solution, delivery, competency, and technology partner teams.
In this role, you will
Revenue Growth & Business Development
- Own service-line growth and revenue objectives & KPI’s across the assigned portfolio.
- Expand business within existing strategic accounts while identifying opportunities for new-logo and new-service-line growth.
- Proactively create demand rather than relying solely on incoming opportunities.
- Identify customer business and technology triggers and translate them into actionable sales opportunities.
Pipeline & Forecast Management
- Build and maintain a healthy, qualified pipeline aligned to growth targets.
- Drive disciplined opportunity progression and maintain forecast accuracy.
- Identify deal risks early and mobilize appropriate interventions to improve conversion.
Strategic Account Mining
- Develop a strong understanding of each account's existing footprint, technology landscape, competitive positioning and whitespace.
- Convert whitespace into prioritized opportunities with clear pursuit and execution plans.
- Understand key commercial metrics including deal economics
Alliance & Partner-Led Growth
- Build strong working relationships with technology-partner account executives and field sales teams.
- Develop joint account plans and create partner-led/co-sell opportunities.
- Clearly establish the respective value and contribution of each organization within joint pursuits
Go-to-Market & Demand Creation
- Build compelling sales plays, industry use cases and customer success stories that account teams can take to market.
- Translate Integration & Process Orchestration capabilities into clear customer business outcomes.
- Work with internal stakeholders to activate GTM priorities
Pursuit Leadership
- Own opportunities and pursuits end-to-end.
- Bring together the right team
- Maintain clear ownership and accountability across pursuit teams
Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Atlanta, Georgia. however will be expected to travel as required.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
- 15+ years overall, with about 5-10 years in integration and 1-3 years in sales/account growth.
- Candidates should have sufficient working knowledge to engage credibly with customers, recognize buying signals and engage the appropriate specialists in areas including:
- Enterprise Integration: APIs, API gateways, middleware/iPaaS, EDI and managed file transfer.
- Process Orchestration: Workflow, low-code and process automation, including the role orchestration can play in governing AI agents.
- Modernization: Platform end-of-support, upgrades/migrations, cloud transformation and AMS cost pressures.
- Technology Platforms: Market familiarity with major integration, API/IPaaS and BPM partners together with awareness of the role of hyperscalers.
- Industry: Ability to understand how customers operate, recognize buying triggers and connect integration/orchestration investments to business outcomes
- Leadership & Behavioral Attributes
- Growth mindset: Proactively hunts for and creates new business.
- Ownership: Highly self-driven and comfortable operating with limited day-to-day direction.
- Customer orientation: Starts with the customer's business problem rather than leading with technology.
- Executive communication: Able to simplify complex technology and communicate effectively with customers and leadership.
- Collaboration: Effectively orchestrates account, delivery, competency and partner organizations.
- Learning agility: Quickly develops depth across service-line capabilities and relevant industries.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary and Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until November 27, 2026.
- The annual salary for this position is between $150,000 - $165,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
- This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
About the role
As a Service Line Sales Specialist, you will make an impact by driving growth for our Enterprise Integration & Process Orchestration portfolio across strategic accounts, creating demand, building qualified pipeline, expanding existing accounts, opening new opportunities, and converting pursuits into revenue. You will be a valued member of the Enterprise Integration & Process Orchestration team and work collaboratively with account, solution, delivery, competency, and technology partner teams.
In this role, you will
Revenue Growth & Business Development
- Own service-line growth and revenue objectives & KPI’s across the assigned portfolio.
- Expand business within existing strategic accounts while identifying opportunities for new-logo and new-service-line growth.
- Proactively create demand rather than relying solely on incoming opportunities.
- Identify customer business and technology triggers and translate them into actionable sales opportunities.
Pipeline & Forecast Management
- Build and maintain a healthy, qualified pipeline aligned to growth targets.
- Drive disciplined opportunity progression and maintain forecast accuracy.
- Identify deal risks early and mobilize appropriate interventions to improve conversion.
Strategic Account Mining
- Develop a strong understanding of each account's existing footprint, technology landscape, competitive positioning and whitespace.
- Convert whitespace into prioritized opportunities with clear pursuit and execution plans.
- Understand key commercial metrics including deal economics
Alliance & Partner-Led Growth
- Build strong working relationships with technology-partner account executives and field sales teams.
- Develop joint account plans and create partner-led/co-sell opportunities.
- Clearly establish the respective value and contribution of each organization within joint pursuits
Go-to-Market & Demand Creation
- Build compelling sales plays, industry use cases and customer success stories that account teams can take to market.
- Translate Integration & Process Orchestration capabilities into clear customer business outcomes.
- Work with internal stakeholders to activate GTM priorities
Pursuit Leadership
- Own opportunities and pursuits end-to-end.
- Bring together the right team
- Maintain clear ownership and accountability across pursuit teams
Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Atlanta, Georgia. however will be expected to travel as required.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
- 15+ years overall, with about 5-10 years in integration and 1-3 years in sales/account growth.
- Candidates should have sufficient working knowledge to engage credibly with customers, recognize buying signals and engage the appropriate specialists in areas including:
- Enterprise Integration: APIs, API gateways, middleware/iPaaS, EDI and managed file transfer.
- Process Orchestration: Workflow, low-code and process automation, including the role orchestration can play in governing AI agents.
- Modernization: Platform end-of-support, upgrades/migrations, cloud transformation and AMS cost pressures.
- Technology Platforms: Market familiarity with major integration, API/IPaaS and BPM partners together with awareness of the role of hyperscalers.
- Industry: Ability to understand how customers operate, recognize buying triggers and connect integration/orchestration investments to business outcomes
- Leadership & Behavioral Attributes
- Growth mindset: Proactively hunts for and creates new business.
- Ownership: Highly self-driven and comfortable operating with limited day-to-day direction.
- Customer orientation: Starts with the customer's business problem rather than leading with technology.
- Executive communication: Able to simplify complex technology and communicate effectively with customers and leadership.
- Collaboration: Effectively orchestrates account, delivery, competency and partner organizations.
- Learning agility: Quickly develops depth across service-line capabilities and relevant industries.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary and Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until November 27, 2026.
- The annual salary for this position is between $150,000 - $165,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
- This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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- Fashion & Apparel
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in manufacturing process engineer jobs across Georgia.
- Bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering from an accredited program
- Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodology
- Proficiency with CAD software and process simulation tools such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks
- Familiarity with quality management systems including ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 standards
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, process flow diagrams, and technical specifications
- Strong data analysis skills with experience using statistical process control and root cause analysis
Manufacturing Process Engineer Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a manufacturing process engineer in Georgia?
Most manufacturing process engineer roles in Georgia require a bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering from an ABET-accredited program. Georgia does not require a state-issued license specifically for manufacturing process engineers, though earning a Professional Engineer license through the Georgia State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors strengthens long-term career prospects. Employers across Georgia's automotive and aerospace clusters strongly favor candidates with Six Sigma or lean manufacturing credentials alongside their degree.
How much do manufacturing process engineers make in Georgia?
Manufacturing process engineers in Georgia earn a median of about $100,100 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $73,360 for the lowest 10% to over $139,860 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire manufacturing process engineers in Georgia?
Employers hiring manufacturing process engineers in Georgia right now include Cognizant, Schweid & Sons, and Rapid Eagle, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Georgia's concentration of automotive assembly plants, aerospace facilities, and consumer products manufacturers creates consistent year-round demand for process engineering talent at multiple experience levels.
Which Georgia cities have the most manufacturing process engineer jobs?
Atlanta, LaGrange, and Alpharetta lead Georgia in manufacturing process engineer openings. Atlanta anchors the market as the state's largest metro with major corporate engineering centers and supplier networks, while Savannah's port-driven industrial growth and Gulfstream Aerospace's large workforce drive strong demand along the coast, and the Columbus area benefits from Kia Georgia's manufacturing campus and its extensive supplier ecosystem.
Are there remote manufacturing process engineer jobs in Georgia?
Yes, but they're rare. Manufacturing process engineering is fundamentally a hands-on, plant-floor role that requires physical presence to observe equipment, run trials, and implement process changes. About 33% of manufacturing process engineer openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be project management, documentation, or validation phases that can be handled off-site rather than full-time remote positions.
How can I get hired as a manufacturing process engineer in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to co-op and internship programs while completing an engineering degree, as Georgia's automotive and aerospace employers actively recruit through Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern University, and Kennesaw State University. Large Georgia manufacturers like Kia Georgia and Gulfstream Aerospace run structured new-graduate programs that rotate engineers through production, quality, and process roles. Moving laterally from a quality technician, CNC operator, or industrial technician position at a Georgia plant is another proven route, and a certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt credential gives entry-level applicants a measurable edge in the hiring process.
Where can I find and apply to manufacturing process engineer jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to manufacturing process engineer jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the state. Find the roles that fit your experience and apply directly to the ones that match.
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