Senior Manufacturing Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA
| Company | ALTEN Technology USA |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Weirton |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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