Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA

Lead design-for-manufacturability efforts, validate production processes, design fixtures/tools/inspection gages, mentor junior engineers, plan production workflows, coordinate materials and schedules, and solve complex fabrication and assembly problems.

Manufacturing Engineer supporting new product introduction, process improvement, production troubleshooting, tooling and fixture design, capital projects, preventive maintenance, corrective actions, and employee training. The role applies Lean, PDCA, DMAIC, statistical methods, GD&T, PPAP, ISO 9001, and IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and efficiency in electronics and wire/cable assembly manufacturing.

Lead and develop a team of Manufacturing Process Engineers to improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance. Design and optimize processes, tooling, fixtures, and workstations; lead pFMEA, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and DFMA feedback for NPI. Apply Lean and Six Sigma methods, evaluate and implement manufacturing equipment/technologies, create technology roadmaps, and manage cross-functional projects, budgets, and schedules while mentoring engineers and partnering with Quality to drive continuous improvement.

Support manufacturing across all levels: design and optimize processes and line balancing; specify tooling, fixtures, and equipment; support production ramp-up; lead continuous improvement and root cause analysis; collaborate with design, quality, and supply chain teams.

Lead Design for Automation (DFA) through new product development, ensuring automation-ready designs. Provide senior manufacturing engineering support for automation, robotics, welding, assembly, tooling, and material handling. Act as SME for automation-critical processes, drive DFA standards and governance, lead PFMEAs and capability reviews, support plant transfers and startups, and apply Lean continuous improvement to reduce cost, risk, and variation.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support production, improve manufacturing processes, design tools, train operators, and oversee engineering documentation. You will also interact with customers and evaluate product specifications.

Provide manufacturing engineering and plant/industrial engineering support to improve equipment uptime, yield, quality, and cost. Lead DFM/DFA, design jigs/tools, create routings and work instructions, coordinate contractors, and drive continuous improvement and project execution for aseptic manufacturing processes.

Develop and support internal and consumer applications end-to-end with emphasis on test and automation. Create and execute repeatable test plans and automated test scripts, verify system/hardware specs and referential integrity, interpret/modify code (C/C++, C#, Perl, scripts, queries), perform application-level configuration, and support lab-based testing. Role requires periodic travel to China for multi-week trips.

Optimize and troubleshoot processes for PIC wafer fabrication, support scaling and production yield, and utilize metrology equipment for process control.

Develops and owns build plans and manufacturability for aerospace products. Performs DFMA, creates work instructions, tooling/kitting/inspection plans, validates production readiness, resolves technical issues, implements lean methods, and collaborates with IPTs and Supplier Management for lab test integration.

Leads continuous improvement across high-mix, low-volume CNC machining operations. The role develops stable, efficient manufacturing processes; improves quality, productivity, and OEE; manages capital equipment and tooling projects; designs fixtures and workstations; supports new product introduction; applies Lean, Six Sigma, GD&T, FMEA, DFMA, and statistical process analysis; and mentors engineers, technicians, and production teams.

Lead manufacturing process improvements for precision optical production: analyze data, reduce cycle time and costs, design/qualify tooling and automation, apply Lean/Six Sigma and AI-enabled analytics, maintain process documentation, partner cross-functionally, drive CAPEX and continuous improvement projects, and train production staff.

Lead semiconductor process integration for InP photonic integrated circuit manufacturing. Troubleshoot process deviations and test failures, maintain fab specifications and test structures, monitor process capability, and drive yield, reliability, manufacturability, throughput, and cycle-time improvements. Support technology development, process transfer, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing ramp while collaborating with process engineering, operations, and technology development teams.

Leads the Solon site's automation program from launch through full-scale production. Sets technical strategy, directs automation system design and development, manages project scope, resources, timelines, risks, and execution, and coordinates controls, process, automation, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams. Provides technical guidance on robotics, machine vision, PLCs, HMIs, and integrated manufacturing systems while communicating roadmap and progress to senior leadership. Develops technical talent and drives continuous improvement and technology adoption.