Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineer

We're seeking a Manufacturing Engineer who is passionate about improving manufacturing processes, increasing efficiency, and bringing innovative solutions to production challenges. In this role, you'll partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to optimize manufacturing processes, support new product introductions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that directly impact product quality and customer satisfaction. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys balancing hands-on manufacturing floor support with process development, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Lead process improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Develop, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes and equipment.

Identify and implement solutions that improve yield, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Support equipment selection, installation, qualification, and validation activities.

Partner with Design Engineering to ensure products are designed for manufacturability and scalability.

Troubleshoot manufacturing issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.

Analyze process performance data and use SPC tools to drive process improvements.

Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and process specifications.

Train production teams on new processes, equipment, and best practices.

Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to support equipment and process improvements.

Support engineering change activities and continuous improvement projects.

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.

• 2+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial, quality, or production engineering experience.
• Experience improving manufacturing processes in a regulated or high-volume production environment.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, process optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Medical device manufacturing experience.

Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) projects.

Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement tools.

Experience with automation, equipment qualification, or process development.

This is a Contract position based out of Saint Paul, MN.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

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.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.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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