Remote Principal Manufacturing Engineer Jobs
Remote principal manufacturing engineer jobs are open across the U.S. in sectors such as medical devices, aerospace, defense, and industrial automation, where distributed engineering teams are increasingly common. Companies hiring remotely right now include FormFactor, SAP, and dss+. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Location: United States, location flexible
Travel: 80%+
About dss+
At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects. You help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future. We are a purpose-led global consultancy helping organizations solve complex challenges across Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability. With roots in DuPont’s industrial operations, we combine deep industry expertise with practical implementation to deliver measurable, lasting results.
Why This Role
As a Principal within our Industrials & Manufacturing team, you will play a senior leadership role in growing our business and delivering transformational results for clients. You will build trusted C-suite relationships, grow strategic accounts, shape and close major consulting engagements, and lead complex transformation programs from the boardroom to the plant floor.
Our work spans industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and building products, helping clients improve safety, operational performance, productivity, reliability, and profitability.
What You’ll Experience at dss+
Meaningful Impact
Help leading industrial and manufacturing organizations improve safety, performance, resilience, and sustainability.
Trusted Expertise
Work alongside industry experts and senior client leaders to solve complex operational challenges.
Growth & Leadership
Take on significant client and commercial responsibility while developing teams and helping shape the growth of dss+.
A Collaborative Culture
Join a purpose-led, inclusive organization where different perspectives, expertise, and ideas are valued.
Your Impact
Grow the Business
- Own an annual sales target and build the pipeline to deliver against it.
- Develop trusted relationships with CEOs, COOs, and senior Operations and EHS leaders.
- Shape, price, and close large consulting engagements.
- Turn initial engagements into broader, multi-year client relationships.
- Grow strategic accounts by bringing the full breadth of dss+ capabilities to clients.
- Represent dss+ through industry networks, conferences, and thought leadership.
Lead the Work
- Serve as the accountable executive on multiple transformation programs, owning client outcomes, commercial performance, and delivery quality.
- Lead complex situations including operational turnarounds, serious incidents, restructuring, and post-acquisition integration.
- Deliver measurable improvements across safety, EBITDA, throughput, quality, reliability, and productivity.
- Recruit, coach, and develop Managers and Senior Managers.
What You Bring
- 15+ years of experience in management consulting and/or senior manufacturing leadership.
- Partner, Director, or equivalent consulting experience and/or significant P&L or plant leadership experience.
- Proven success personally selling and leading consulting engagements, with annual sales targets.
- An established C-suite and senior operations network within industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and/or building products.
- Experience leading large-scale safety, operational excellence, and performance transformations with measurable results.
- Turnaround, restructuring, and/or M&A integration experience.
- Strong knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, safety management systems, and large-scale change.
- Strong executive presence with credibility in both the boardroom and on the plant floor.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field; MBA strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel 80%+.
A Bit More About Us
dss+ is a global operations management consulting firm helping organizations improve safety, operational performance, and sustainability.
We work from the boardroom to the plant floor, combining deep industry expertise with practical implementation to deliver lasting results.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected, valued, and able to contribute and grow.
Location: United States, location flexible
Travel: 80%+
About dss+
At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects. You help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future. We are a purpose-led global consultancy helping organizations solve complex challenges across Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability. With roots in DuPont’s industrial operations, we combine deep industry expertise with practical implementation to deliver measurable, lasting results.
Why This Role
As a Principal within our Industrials & Manufacturing team, you will play a senior leadership role in growing our business and delivering transformational results for clients. You will build trusted C-suite relationships, grow strategic accounts, shape and close major consulting engagements, and lead complex transformation programs from the boardroom to the plant floor.
Our work spans industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and building products, helping clients improve safety, operational performance, productivity, reliability, and profitability.
What You’ll Experience at dss+
Meaningful Impact
Help leading industrial and manufacturing organizations improve safety, performance, resilience, and sustainability.
Trusted Expertise
Work alongside industry experts and senior client leaders to solve complex operational challenges.
Growth & Leadership
Take on significant client and commercial responsibility while developing teams and helping shape the growth of dss+.
A Collaborative Culture
Join a purpose-led, inclusive organization where different perspectives, expertise, and ideas are valued.
Your Impact
Grow the Business
- Own an annual sales target and build the pipeline to deliver against it.
- Develop trusted relationships with CEOs, COOs, and senior Operations and EHS leaders.
- Shape, price, and close large consulting engagements.
- Turn initial engagements into broader, multi-year client relationships.
- Grow strategic accounts by bringing the full breadth of dss+ capabilities to clients.
- Represent dss+ through industry networks, conferences, and thought leadership.
Lead the Work
- Serve as the accountable executive on multiple transformation programs, owning client outcomes, commercial performance, and delivery quality.
- Lead complex situations including operational turnarounds, serious incidents, restructuring, and post-acquisition integration.
- Deliver measurable improvements across safety, EBITDA, throughput, quality, reliability, and productivity.
- Recruit, coach, and develop Managers and Senior Managers.
What You Bring
- 15+ years of experience in management consulting and/or senior manufacturing leadership.
- Partner, Director, or equivalent consulting experience and/or significant P&L or plant leadership experience.
- Proven success personally selling and leading consulting engagements, with annual sales targets.
- An established C-suite and senior operations network within industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and/or building products.
- Experience leading large-scale safety, operational excellence, and performance transformations with measurable results.
- Turnaround, restructuring, and/or M&A integration experience.
- Strong knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, safety management systems, and large-scale change.
- Strong executive presence with credibility in both the boardroom and on the plant floor.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field; MBA strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel 80%+.
A Bit More About Us
dss+ is a global operations management consulting firm helping organizations improve safety, operational performance, and sustainability.
We work from the boardroom to the plant floor, combining deep industry expertise with practical implementation to deliver lasting results.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected, valued, and able to contribute and grow.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote principal manufacturing engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering required
- Eight or more years of hands-on manufacturing process engineering experience
- Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, or NX
- Experience leading DFMEA, PFMEA, and design for manufacturability reviews
- Demonstrated application of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
- Familiarity with GD&T, process capability analysis, and statistical process control
Tips for Your Remote Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal manufacturing engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Show your async collaboration skills upfront
Remote employers for this role want evidence you can run design reviews, supplier escalations, and cross-functional meetings without being in the same room. Cite specific examples of leading technical decisions over video calls, shared documents, or PLM comment threads in your resume and cover letter.
Build a remote-ready engineering portfolio
Compile documented case studies of manufacturing programs you have led, including scope, your specific contributions, and measurable outcomes like defect reduction or cycle time improvement. Remote hiring managers rely on written evidence far more than in-person teams do.
Prepare for the remote technical interview format
Remote principal manufacturing engineer interviews often include shared-screen design reviews or live walkthroughs of past programs. Practice narrating your engineering decisions clearly on video, and have your portfolio, CAD files, and process documentation ready to share on screen during the call.
Remote Principal Manufacturing Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal manufacturing engineer job?
Remote principal manufacturing engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate strong self-direction, clear asynchronous communication, and the ability to drive complex manufacturing programs without daily in-person oversight. Remote employers screen for experience with PLM systems, design-for-manufacturability reviews conducted across distributed teams, and a history of leading cross-functional projects independently. A portfolio of completed programs, documented process improvements, and writing samples from technical reviews gives you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote principal manufacturing engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote principal manufacturing engineers include FormFactor, SAP, and dss+, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first firms and established companies with distributed engineering teams in sectors like medical devices, aerospace, and industrial technology are the most consistent sources of these openings.
Can you get a remote principal manufacturing engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote principal-level roles are rarely entry-level, since employers expect you to operate with minimal supervision from day one. Candidates early in their career can target remote contract roles, remote associate manufacturing engineer positions at distributed startups, or remote roles supporting a senior engineer. Demonstrating hands-on project outcomes, proficiency with remote collaboration tools, and a clear record of independent problem-solving opens more doors than credentials alone.
Do you need a degree for remote principal manufacturing engineer jobs?
Usually, but equivalent demonstrated expertise can substitute at some companies. Most remote employers expect a bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering as a baseline. What carries equal or greater weight is a strong portfolio of manufacturing programs you have led end-to-end, proficiency with industry-standard tools such as CAD and PLM platforms, and documented results like yield improvements or cost reductions that remote hiring managers can evaluate without meeting you in person.
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