Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Process Engineer

We are looking to hire 1-2 engineers to support a client who is ramping up. This is a critical consultant add, with possibility to be retained long term. A strong manufacturing and process engineering background, as well as significant experience with composites manufacturing, are the base requirements.

Description

This role will provide engineering-level manufacturing support for the a client program in a fast-paced, startup-style aerospace production environment. It supports process development, production issue resolution, tooling validation, and documentation execution under direction of Manufacturing Engineers to ensure production continuity, quality compliance, and process maturity. This is a hands-on manufacturing engineering role requiring strong floor presence and real-time decision-making capability. The duties breakdown are estimated at:

Process Engineering & Documentation (40%)

- Develop and refine manufacturing processes for mechanical and electrical assemblies

- Author and update detailed work instructions

- Ensure process flow alignment with released engineering definition

- Support MBOM audits and configuration alignment reviews

- Identify process risks and propose mitigation plans

- Develop and refine manufacturing processes for composite assemblies, including layup, bonding, curing, trimming, and structural integration

- Support composite material handling controls, consumable usage optimization, and cure process documentation

Production Support (35%)

- Provide daily technical support to production floor

- Investigate and resolve build issues in coordination with Quality and Engineering

- Conduct root cause analysis for recurring manufacturing issues.

- Support closure of manufacturing action items.

- Improve build repeatability and reduce rework/WIP blockers.

- Support composite build issue resolution including fit-up, bonding quality, and structural alignment concerns

- Assist in maintaining process control in evolving composite production environments

Tooling & Validation Support (20%)

- Support design and improvement of fixtures and tooling concepts

- Support composite tooling validation including molds, cure fixtures, bonding fixtures, and trimming tools

- Assist in validation testing for critical-to-quality features

- Support in-process inspection planning implementation

- Assist in FAI and production readiness activities

- Evaluate ergonomic and workflow improvements

- Evaluate and improve manufacturing floor layout to maximize efficiency, material flow, and workstation utilization

- Identify opportunities to optimize floor space, reduce movement waste, and improve production flow

Skills/Qualifications

• Degreed Manufacturing and/or Process Engineer - Ideally 3-5+ years experience; may consider more junior-level prospects, but MUST possess significant academic and/or internship work within composites manufacturing
• Experience in the following: manufacturing engineering, composites and composite manufacturing, production support, tooling and fixture design and implementation, work instructions, SolidWorks, process development, root cause analysis
• Ideally have worked within aerospace industry

This role is located about an hour east of Portland and does require being onsite daily. We are ideally seeking talent around the Portland region or within a reasonable drive of the client site. Broader PNW or West Coast talent may be considered but they will need to relocate themselves and house themselves during the duration of the assignment.

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This is a Contract position based out of Hood River, OR.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $65.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Hood River,OR.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 16, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

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Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.