Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About this role

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ 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 Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s 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:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. Minimum 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 reliability objectives.

• 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 to identify manufacturing risks and opportunities

• Drive design decisions required to 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, and optimize manufacturing 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

Must Have :

• 6+ years of manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, automation, or industrialization experience

• Direct experience purchasing, 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

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufactu

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