Manufacturing Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.
 
ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.
 
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you join a group of people passionate about collaborating to solve some of the world’s most technical engineering challenges. Our success is tied to taking care of our employees by building relationships and providing opportunities for mentorship and career growth. We offer comprehensive benefits for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.

As a Manufacturing Engineer you will be responsible for;

We are seeking a dedicated Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The primary mission will be to support the PPV (Production Process Validation) activities for the Final Assembly Line by executing recovery work on a high volume of tooling assets. This role is focused on tool traceability, quality documentation validation, and ensuring proper acceptance records (AAR) are in place.

Key Responsibilities:

You will work through four primary phases to achieve full validation and documentation of shopfloor tools:

Phase 1 – Initial Tool Investigation:

• Identify qualification status of tooling equipment.
• Verify presence of tools in J&T database and determine if tools were Goods Received (GR’d).
• Determine purchasing method and supplier for each tool.

Phase 2 – Supplier Documentation Retrieval:

• Contact suppliers and obtain any missing quality documentation.

Phase 3 – Shopfloor Validation:

• Locate tools and confirm J&T tags and quality stamps.
• Tag tools as “N/A” if not found and initiate the appropriate lost tool notifications.
• Trigger Scrap Change Requests (CR) for untraceable tools via Manufacturing Engineering.

Phase 4 – Acceptance Approval Report (AAR) Closure:

• Generate AARs and route them for proper signature.
• Ensure AARs and all recovered documentation are stored in the correct databases (S-Drive & J&T).

Deliverables & Performance Indicators:

• Clear reduction in “Need Recovery Exercise” and “TBD” entries on the PPV Process Database Dashboard for Line 1 and Line 2.
• Final acceptance and closure of 5,190 total deliverables (split across low/medium complexity tools and technical enquiries).
• Documentation must be fully traceable, properly signed, and stored.

Qualifications;

• Experience in manufacturing engineering or tooling environments, preferably within aerospace or industrial sectors.
• Strong skills in documentation control, supplier communication, and tool tracking.
• Familiarity with databases like J&T or equivalent quality record systems.
• Able to operate independently on a shopfloor, identify missing tools, and follow investigation protocols.
• Familiarity with PPV validation processes.
• Understanding of Acceptance Approval Report (AAR) and traceability requirements.

Salary Range: $70K-$75K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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