Automotive - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineer

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.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, process improvement, operations engineering, or production environments.
• This position is focused on supporting manufacturing operations while driving industrial engineering initiatives, process improvements, manufacturing readiness activities, and operational excellence projects.
• The role will contribute to manufacturing optimization efforts, capacity improvements, new product introduction activities, and process standardization initiatives across production operations.
• The engineer will work closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Engineering teams to improve manufacturing performance, support growth initiatives, and drive continuous improvement projects.
• This position requires a proactive engineer with strong manufacturing knowledge, the ability to quickly adapt to new environments, and excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading projects, influencing cross‑functional teams, and identifying opportunities to improve operational performance.

• Support manufacturing operations through process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives
• Analyze manufacturing workflows and identify opportunities to increase productivity, efficiency, quality, and throughput
• Develop and implement process improvements that support operational excellence objectives
• Standardize manufacturing processes and best practices across operations where applicable
• Drive waste reduction and manufacturing efficiency improvements

• Analyze production workflows, labor utilization, material flow, and operational performance
• Support capacity planning and resource optimization initiatives
• Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve production flow
• Support facility layout improvements and operational efficiency projects
• Utilize manufacturing and operational data to support decision‑making and performance improvements

• Support manufacturing readiness activities for new product introductions
• Participate in prototype, pilot, and production launch activities
• Assist with implementation of manufacturing processes for new products
• Support product transfer projects between manufacturing locations when required
• Partner with Engineering and Operations teams to ensure manufacturing requirements are successfully implemented

• Support capital equipment and operational improvement projects
• Participate in equipment implementation, process upgrades, and facility improvement initiatives
• Assist in evaluating manufacturing technologies, equipment, and process improvement opportunities
• Support business growth initiatives through capacity expansion and operational readiness activities
• Contribute to project planning, execution, and performance tracking

• Provide hands-on support for manufacturing and operational challenges
• Lead…