Manufacturing Engineer III

Socket.dev; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to join our team of engineers delivering complex manufacturing solutions for aerospace, medical devices, and automotive sectors. You will drive design-for-manufacturability, mentor junior engineers, and establish robust processes and controls.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design fixtures and tooling, support production planning, and optimize fabrication and assembly workflows while applying GD&T and blueprint

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent degree.
• Minimum of four years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on engineering experience in a fabrication and assembly environment.
• Ability to read and generate blueprints, drawings, and technical diagrams.
• Familiarity with basic material properties, in-process verification, and validation.
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• This position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Responsibilities

• Integrates design-for-manufacturability principles as a core member of product design teams.
• Mentors junior manufacturing engineers to support skill development and technical growth.
• Establishes, monitors, and validates production processes and controls as a subject matter expert on critical processes.
• Designs, develops, and implements complex fixtures, tools, and inspection gages to support fabrication and assembly.
• Supports material and resource planning and coordinates with product teams to maintain schedules.
• Leads manufacturing workflow planning and production line setup.
• Solves complex technical problems using reference materials and inspection tools.
• Collaborates with engineering teams across disciplines to represent manufacturing engineering needs.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Hands-on engineering

Reading blueprints

GD&T proficiency

Mentoring teammates

Education

Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering or mechanical engineering

Job 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.

As a Manufacturing Engineer III you will be responsible for;

Responsibilities

• Integrates design-for-manufacturability principles as a core member of product design teams.
• Mentors junior manufacturing engineers to support skill development and technical growth.
• Establishes, monitors, and validates production processes and controls as a subject matter expert on critical processes.
• Designs, develops, and implements complex fixtures, tools, and inspection gages to support fabrication and assembly.
• Supports material and resource planning and coordinates with product teams to maintain schedules.
• Leads manufacturing workflow planning and production line setup.
• Solves complex technical problems using reference materials and inspection tools.
• Collaborates with engineering teams across disciplines to represent manufacturing engineering needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent degree.
• Minimum of four years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on engineering experience in a fabrication and assembly environment.
• Ability to read and generate blueprints, drawings, and technical diagrams.
• Familiarity with basic material properties, in-process verification, and validation.
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• This position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Salary Range: $120k-$150k

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

MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES.

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.