Hiring: Senior Manufacturing Engineer Company: Actalent Location: Burbank, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:03:03 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, Project Management, Root Cause Analysis About the job Experience: •3+ years of engineering experience, preferably in an aerospace environment, or a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline with 2+ years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment. Required Skills: •Act as the primary technical focal point for assigned projects, ensuring compliance with customer product procurement specifications and internal manufacturing requirements. •Validate that manufacturing processes meet all customer and internal quality, performance, and documentation standards. •Initiate, drive, and continuously improve product manufacturability for detail parts, sub-assemblies, and top-level assemblies. •Review and approve planning document releases to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with manufacturing capabilities. •Lead Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) activities for assigned programs to ensure robust, repeatable manufacturing processes. •Direct, define, and summarize tooling requirements and coordinate tooling design as it applies to manufacturing and assembly processes. •Create clear, concise Visual Work Instructions (VWI) for detail parts, sub-assemblies, and top assemblies to support efficient production. •Ensure manufacturability of detail parts, sub-assemblies, and top assemblies, providing technical guidance between internal manufacturing and customer engineering teams. Qualifications: •Background in process improvement and continuous improvement methodologies within manufacturing engineering. •Operational familiarity with project management practices to coordinate tooling design, process validation, and cross-functional initiatives. •Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams, including production, quality, planning, and supplier development. •Comfort wearing multiple hats and engaging with various teams and functions across the organization. •Capability to contribute data and technical insights to support cost estimating and quoting activities. •Mentoring or coaching experience with other engineers on process improvement and RCCA projects. •This is a Permanent position based out of Burbank, CA. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!