Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer will support and execute new product introductions into manufacturing, resolve day-to-day production issues, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced, collaborative production environment. This role works closely with contract manufacturers and internal production teams across multiple international sites, ensuring robust manufacturing processes, clear documentation, and effective cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute new product introduction (NPI) activities from engineering into full-scale production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve real-time, day-to-day production issues on the manufacturing floor.
• Improve, standardize, and document manufacturing processes and detailed work instructions.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives to increase efficiency and quality.
• Partner closely with contract manufacturers and internal production teams to ensure stable and scalable production.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, and engineering teams to align on product design, manufacturability, and process requirements.
• Use CAD tools to design production fixtures and implement minor product design tweaks that support manufacturing needs.
• Coherently discuss and review product changes with engineering, providing clear feedback from a manufacturing perspective.
• Support product launches into manufacturing, including ramp-up, validation, and handoff to steady-state production.
• Define or refine labor standards and assembly times to support accurate planning and operational efficiency.
• Apply principles of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to optimize product designs for efficient, high-quality production.
• Support and participate in ISO 9000–related activities, including audits and process documentation as needed.
• Travel to domestic and international manufacturing sites to collaborate with on-site teams, support NPI, and address production challenges.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or in a similar manufacturing-focused engineering role.
• Proven experience supporting active production environments rather than purely design-focused roles.
• Hands-on experience with new product introduction (NPI) or product launches into manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and product design principles.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and solve real-time production issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally with production, quality, and engineering teams.
• CAD experience with any major software for fixture design and minor product design modifications.
• Ability to coherently discuss product changes with engineering and communicate manufacturing impacts clearly.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers in a production setting.
• Exposure to lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and the ability to apply DFM principles during product and process development.
• Experience defining labor standards and assembly times to support planning and cost analysis.
• ISO 9000 familiarity or audit exposure, including working within or supporting certified quality systems.
• in contract manufacturing environments, including collaboration with external partners.
• Experience participating in or leading continuous improvement and lean initiatives such as waste reduction, process optimization, or standard work development.

Work Environment

This is an on-site role in a collaborative, fast-paced production environment, working closely with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams. The position involves significant international travel, typically about one week per month to manufacturing sites in Mexico, the United States, the European Union, and Taiwan. During the initial ramp-up period, travel may increase to approximately 75% for the first few months to support NPI and stabilize production. The organization emphasizes a healthy work-life balance with a standard 40-hour workweek, a positive and supportive team culture, and comprehensive benefits including retirement plan matching, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays, and a performance-based bonus structure targeted between 2% and 6%

This is a Permanent position based out of Reno, NV.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $90000.00/yr.

Strong work-life balance (40-hour week), positive environment, comprehensive benefits (401K match, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, PTO, paid holidays).

This is a fully onsite position in Reno,NV.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 10, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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