Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent; Sherwood (OR); On-site; USD 94,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + profit sharing

PTO & holidays

Health, dental & vision benefits

Bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

On-site campus & parking

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Sherwood, OR to improve machining and manufacturing processes, provide hands-on production support, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across production, quality, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes NPI involvement, CAD/CAM tooling design, and optimization of CNC operations, with a strong manufacturing engineering background and 5+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• The candidate holds a BS in Engineering and has 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience supporting machining operations and shop-floor production.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, GD&T, drawings, tooling, fixtures, and problem solving.
• Proven ability in process improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on NPI, process validation, and production launch experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for production issues including quality concerns and downtime.
• Analyze data to optimize ERP routings, cycle times, and setups.
• Create and maintain manufacturing docs, work instructions, and change control.
• Lead Lean/Six Sigma improvement initiatives and kaizen events.
• Collaborate across production, quality, and engineering to improve KPIs.
• Drive CAPA and support quality improvements in process and product.
• Support NPI activities from design reviews to inspection methods.
• Recommend capital equipment and tooling improvements with deployment.
• Improve CNC operations via program/tooling/setup optimization.
• Use CAD/CAM tools to design fixtures and layouts.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

CNC machining

GD&T

Lean Six Sigma

NPI

ERP/MRP/PLM

CAD (AutoCAD/Inventor)

Cross-functional communication

Project management

Education

BS Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

ERP software

QMS

CAPA

SPC

Job description

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for improving machining and manufacturing processes to drive quality, safety, delivery, and cost performance. This role provides hands‑on production support, resolves manufacturing issues, leads continuous improvement initiatives, supports new product introduction (NPI), and collaborates across production, quality, and engineering teams to optimize operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for production issues including quality concerns, machine downtime, tooling challenges, and part shortages.
• Analyze manufacturing data to develop and optimize ERP routings, cycle times, setup standards, and fabrication processes.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process standards, and engineering change implementation.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts using Lean, Six Sigma, value stream mapping, kaizen, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Partner with production, quality, and engineering teams to improve KPIs related to quality, delivery, inventory, and safety.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and support process and product quality improvements.
• Support NPI activities including design reviews, tooling and fixture design, work cell development, process validation, and inspection methods.
• Recommend and implement capital equipment, tooling, and process improvements, including equipment deployment and operator training.
• Improve CNC machining operations through optimization of programs, tooling, setups, and part family strategies.
• Utilize CAD/CAM tools to design fixtures, tooling, layouts, and related manufacturing documentation.

Essential Skills/Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or similar) and 5+ years of demonstrated manufacturing engineering experience.
• Manufacturing engineering experience supporting machining operations and shop‑floor production.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, GD&T, engineering drawings, tooling, fixtures, and process troubleshooting.
• Experience with process improvement, cost reduction, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis.
• Hands‑on experience with NPI, process validation, and production launch activities.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP, PLM, QMS, CAPA, SPC, and manufacturing process controls.
• CAD proficiency (AutoCAD, Inventor, or similar) and experience designing tooling, fixtures, or work cells.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and cross‑functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, value stream mapping, and kaizen events.
• Background in machining, assembly, welding, and related manufacturing processes.
• Experience with equipment selection, capital projects, tooling design, and work cell optimization.
• Familiarity with inspection methods and quality control techniques for machined components.

Work Environment

100% onsite, as a hands‑on manufacturing engineering role working closely with CNC machining operations, production teams, quality, and engineering. The environment emphasizes continuous improvement, operational excellence, and direct shop‑floor support.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Sherwood, OR.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $94000.00 - $135000.00/yr.

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.

• 401k, profit sharing and retirement plans
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Health, dental and vision benefits
• Competitive pay and bonuses
• Access to myFlexPay, a money management app
• Parental leave benefits
• Elder care support program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs
• A commitment to excellence, growth and promoting from within
• A beautiful campus with an on‑site workout program and free parking
• An industry leading company with more than 50 years of success

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Sherwood,OR.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 2026.

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 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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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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