Manufacturing Engineer
GPAC
Rolling Meadows, IL · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Rolling Meadows, IL ranks
Where Rolling Meadows, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest26% · of 54
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes26% · of 39
- #2Best cities for remote-friendly jobs22% · of 100
- #6Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Midwest6% · of 52
- #6Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes6% · of 38
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Midwest13% · of 69
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 418 open manufacturing engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $88,000 to $126,000 and the median is $102,500.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Our client, a well-established precision manufacturer, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the design, development, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for wire forms, spr