Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering - Onsite

Ultimate Staffing Services; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for an onsite contract in San Jose, CA. The role involves leading equipment build, fixture development with LabVIEW, and PPAP documentation to support repair and new product workstreams.

You will coordinate inspections, create manufacturing work instructions, and set up production lines for repair and inspection while working with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Reading prints (components, fixtures, etc.)
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Experience with assembly and testing of fixtures/equipment
• Experience supporting manufacturing lines
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments
• Strong ability to independently problem-solve (technical and non-technical)
• LabVIEW or TestStand experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute purchase, assembly, installation, and testing of manufacturing equipment and fixtures
• Develop custom inspection fixtures/equipment including mechanical setup, LabView software development, and machine learning
• Author manufacturing work instructions, inspection procedures, PPAP documents
• Create prints for components used for product repair
• Coordinate and troubleshoot incoming inspection / FAI of product components
• Set up manufacturing lines for product repair and inspection

Skills

Reading prints

Documentation skills

Fixture and equipment assembly/testing

Manufacturing lines experience

Communication skills

Organization skills

Independent problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

Job description

Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering - Onsite (JN -072026-427470) San Jose, California

Salary: USD77.64 - USD77.64 per hour

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Onsite

Pay Rate: $77.64/hr.

Start/End Dates:10/26/2026 - 8/31/2027

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will support New Product development projects by:

• Leading and executing the purchase, assembly, installation, and testing of custom or off the shelf manufacturing equipment and fixtures
• Developing custom inspection fixtures/equipment including mechanical setup, LabView software development, and machine learning
• Authoring manufacturing work instructions, inspection procedures, attribute charts, PPAP documents
• Creating prints for components used for product repair
• Coordinating and troubleshooting incoming inspection / FAI of product components
• Setting up manufacturing lines for product repair and inspection

This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision. Job requires an understanding and application of engineering knowledge. This role typically requires a university degree or an extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience with a minimum of 2 or more years of experience. The duration of this contract is a minimum of 12 months with a possibility of extension.

Key Qualifications

• Fluent in reading prints (components, custom fixtures, etc.)
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Experience with assembly and testing of fixtures/equipment
• Experience supporting manufacturing lines
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Strong ability to independently problem-solve (technical and non-technical)
• LabView/TestStand experience a plus

Must haves:

• Experience with building and testing fixtures and equipment
• Candidate should be able to efficiently manage supporting multiple projects and able to independently problem solve

Nice to haves:

• LabVIEW or TestStand experience
• Experience supporting manufacturing lines

Education:

• Preferred – Bachelor of Science in engineer or equivalent