ACARA Jobs
Manufacturing Engineer
Apply- ID: 554019
- Posted: 11/4/2025
- Location: Manassas, VA
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Description
Are you a Manufacturing Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?
Are you looking to further your career and grow?
Do you have manufacturing engineering experience, focusing on high-volume, low-mix manufacturing environments?
If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!
Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Manassas, VA. Interested?
Here's what you'd do:
- Design and optimize manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.
- Design arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure the most efficient and productive layout.
- Design the sequence of operations and specify procedures for fabricating tools, equipment, and other functions affecting product performance.
- Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
- Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
- Inspect the performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency and investigate and initiate corrective action for problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
- Develop manufacturing processes that apply to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
- Guide to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques best.
- Ensure processes and procedures comply with regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation and process improvement opportunities, and implement robotic automation solutions as needed.
- Program and integrate industrial robots (such as Fanuc and Epson) with existing manufacturing systems, utilizing PLC programming expertise.
- Optimize and maintain automated production lines to ensure maximum uptime and throughput, while maintaining high-quality standards.
Here's what you'll get:
Pay: $20.00 - $52.00/hr.
Hours: 5/40-2nd Shift
Length: Temp (12 months).
Sounds like a good fit?
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About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience, focusing on high-volume, low-mix manufacturing environments.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience with machine design, equipment installation, and material handling.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Design for Manufacturing.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing.
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Good understanding of manufacturing principles, including lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with robotics and automation, including programming and integration of industrial robots.
- PLC programming expertise.
- Knowledge of statistical process control and lean manufacturing principles.
- Certification in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Equipment uptime and availability.
- Increase in throughput and productivity, while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Successful implementation of process improvements, with a focus on lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.
- A good background in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts.
- A proven track record of improving efficiency and productivity in a manufacturing environment.
- Additive Manufacturing.
- Industrial Manufacturing Operations.
- Programmable Logic Controls (PLC).
- CREO.
- PLC.
- SAP.
- Solumina.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
- The successful candidate will join a high-performing team with a great culture of collaboration and a "can-do" attitude
- The work environment is fast-paced, with a focus on delivering high-quality results on time
- The team is led by an experienced manager who expects high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.