Compartment Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Interface Engineer to support the Vehicle Systems Product Interface Team. You will review designs, assess assembly methods, and ensure they meet manufacturing requirements while minimizing labor and complexity across plants.

You’ll act as the voice of manufacturing in Product Engineering and participate in PFMEA workshops and build reviews. The role requires collaboration with Product Engineering, Program Execution Manufacturing Engineers, and Global

Qualifications

• Experience with ME execution, tooling and general assembly plant knowledge.
• Exposure to propulsion systems or chassis/suspension design preferred.
• Familiarity with virtual simulations and Teamcenter.

Responsibilities

• Review designs and assess assembly methods to drive common processes.
• Represent Manufacturing with Product Engineering and program teams.
• Lead PFMEA workshops and participate in peer reviews.
• Document process and tooling requirements for regional execution.
• Drive designs with low Base Engineered Content (BEC) and communicate build sequences.
• Support IVER/PTB builds and act as IRT co-chair when needed.

Skills

Analyze designs

Communicate requirements

Manufacturing liaison

Issue resolution

PFMEA workshops

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Teamcenter

VS Manufacturing processes

MPS

ECR/EDGE

Momentum

Job description

Description

This role supports the Vehicle Systems Product Interface Team and will provide a consistent voice of Manufacturing to Product Engineering for a given global architecture/style. In this job you will represent Manufacturing while interfacing with Product Engineering and the program team. Review designs and assess the assembly methods of these designs to ensure they drive common processes and meet Manufacturing Requirements while innovating to minimize labor and complexity impacts to the plants. Analyze the overall impact and make the best enterprise decisions to help set the direction for a program. Support meetings with Product Engineering and be the voice of manufacturing. Conduct and assess dynamic and static studies, virtual reality reviews, process virtual builds, assess ergonomic impacts, support prototype builds and many others to ensure designs meet manufacturing requirements and are buildable to our standard processes.

Required Skills, Abilities and Experiences:

• Analyze product designs and collaborate with Product Engineering to incorporate manufacturing requirements
• Communicate product information & requirements to Product Interface Leads and Program Execution Manufacturing Engineers.
• Enforce compliance to General Assembly strategies
• Verify Vehicle Manufacturing Requirements are met or execute deviation approval process
• Track issues, elevate appropriately to leadership when necessary, and document deviations
• Lead resolution of issues with Product Engineering and with Global Manufacturing Engineering partners
• Conduct virtual studies/assessments throughout Vehicle Development Process
• Support program Level 2 PFMEA workshops
• Initiate / Conduct program Level 2 PFMEA workshops
• Participate in Product Engineering peer reviews (ePeer Process)
• Participate in Component Readiness Reviews (CRV process)
• Document process & tooling requirements for regional execution and ensure compliance by all executing assembly plants
• Drive product designs with the lowest Base Engineered Content (BEC) and participate in BEC reduction workshops
• Develop & communicate program compartment level 2 build sequence
• Identify and communicate potential ergo issues to program ergonomist
• Attend and support IVER and/or PTB builds (mandatory in person) and Assembly Plant builds (as needed)
• Act as IRT co-chair during IVER and/or PTB builds at Pre-Production Facility
• Act as the Global Issue Resolution Team (IRT) co-chair and drive common solutions across the regions of build.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in ME Execution, Tooling, and General Assembly Plant Knowledge or Product Engineering in propulsion systems, chassis or suspension design
• Systems including: MPS, VAA, ECR/EDGE, Auros, FIT, Momentum (GVDP), PRTS, LMS,
• Experience in Exterior Trim, Chassis, Powertrain, or Interior Trim systems
• Knowledge of Virtual Simulation (VS) Manufacturing Engineering processes and Teamcenter

Optional Skills, Abilities and Experiences:

• Experience with electrical harnesses, Components, Software, End of Line Electrical program/debug is major benefit
• Red X, DFSS, and/or OpEx capabilities
• Industrial Engineering experience

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Warren, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr.

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.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Warren, MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 9, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Warren,MI.

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.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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