Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Were ALTEN Technology USA an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to lifefrom advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3000 experts across North America we partner with leading companies in aerospace medical devices robotics automotive commercial vehicles EVs rail and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group57000 engineers in 30 countrieswe deliver across the entire product development cycle from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA youll collaborate on some of the worlds toughest engineering challenges supported by mentorship career growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued supported and inspired to grow.

Overview:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering or 6 years of experience in manufacturing engineering industrialization automation or equipment engineering environments.
• This position is focused on the development deployment and optimization of manufacturing equipment workstations and assembly processes supporting high-volume production operations.
• The role involves leading equipment projects from concept through commissioning providing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback during product development and supporting manufacturing scale-up from prototype builds through production launch.
• The engineer will work closely with design engineering operations quality supply chain equipment vendors and system integrators to ensure manufacturing systems achieve safety quality throughput and reliabilityobjectives.
• This position requires strong technical ownership hands-on equipment experience manufacturing process expertise and the ability to lead complex industrialization initiatives in fast-paced production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Manufacturing Equipment Development & Deployment

• Own the development procurement build and deployment of manufacturing equipment and workstations
• Lead equipment strategy from manual prototype stations through fully automated production systems
• Define equipment requirements specifications and performance targets
• Support capital equipment projects from concept through production launch

DFM / Product Industrialization

• Partner closely with Design Engineering teams to provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) feedback
• Influence product designs to improve manufacturability scalability quality and cost
• Support early prototype builds toidentifymanufacturing risks and opportunities
• Drive design decisionsrequiredto support high-volume production

Supplier & Integrator Management

• Evaluate select and manage equipment vendors and system integrators
• Oversee equipment development activities timelines acceptance criteria and performance validation
• Act as technical lead throughout vendor development and equipment handoff phases
• Ensure equipment solutions meet production quality safety and reliability requirements

Commissioning & Production Readiness

• Lead installation commissioning qualification and validation of manufacturing equipment
• Support production launches and manufacturing ramp-up activities
• Validate equipment performance and process capability prior to handoff to operations
• Ensure manufacturing systems achieve safety uptime and throughput targets

Manufacturing Process Development

• Design document andoptimizemanufacturing processes
• Develop SOPs work instructions process flows and manufacturing standards
• Establish robust production methods supporting quality and operational excellence
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure successful implementation and sustainment

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Lead troubleshooting efforts for manufacturing equipment and process failures
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Support ongoing improvements in productivity quality reliability and safety
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the production lifecycle

Training & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Support training and onboarding of operators and technicians on new equipment and manufacturing processes
• Work closely with Design Operations Supply Chain Facilities Safety Quality and external partners
• Provide technical leadership across multiple stakeholders and manufacturing initiatives

Profile :

• Hands-on manufacturing engineer who enjoys building equipment and manufacturing systems from concept to production
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive large projects
• Comfortable working in ambiguous startup-like environments where priorities evolve rapidly
• Naturally collaborative and capable of influencing design and manufacturing decisions
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities
• Able to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution on the manufacturing floor
• Passionate about scaling manufacturing operations and improving production performance

MustHave :

• 6 years of manufacturing engineering equipment engineering automation or industrialization experience
• Direct experiencepurchasing developing installing or commissioning manufacturing equipment
• Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up and production ramp activities
• Strong DFM/DFA experience in partnership with product design teams
• Experience writing SOPs work instructions and manufacturing documentation
• Hands-on experience working with manufacturing equipment and production systems
• Strong root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams and external suppliers
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Industrial or Electrical Engineering

Good toHave :

• Battery manufacturing experience
• Automated assembly systems experience
• Plastic or metal welding processes
• Manufacturing inspection and testing systems
• Human-assisted automation solutions
• PLCs robotics or automation programming exposure
• MES implementation or support experience
• Startup scale-up or greenfield manufacturing experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age genetic information or pregnancy.

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