Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent • Racine, WI • 2h ago

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize programs to perform a complex series of progressive machining operations to meet precise tolerance and finish requirements. This hands-on role involves improving current processes and implementing new fixturing and tooling concepts.

Responsibilities

Program CNC machines, including vertical and horizontal lathes and mills.

Estimate potential machining projects from prints and specifications.

Create fixture designs and tooling lists for upcoming projects.

Mount and secure tooling and holding fixtures, set stops, and calibrate fixtures to appropriate reference points, understanding the use of Renishaw probing.

Manually cycle through operation sequences to check fixtures, work position, tooling, clearance, and speed/feeds through the first piece approval process.

Develop and maintain setup checklists and instructions for operators.

Diagnose operating challenges and improve cycle time for current programs.

Make periodic operation checks to assure proper machining operations, recommending process improvements as needed.

Adjust machines to correct deviations and program specifications, ensuring tolerances are within specifications.

Study operations and equipment used in the production process and recommend new methods and/or equipment to increase efficiency.

Read and understand drawings and dimensional reports from CMM.

Use a variety of precision measuring instruments.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

CNC programming

Fixture design

Mastercam

Experience with horizontal and vertical lathes

Ability to program, design fixtures, run samples, and perform process improvement/continuous improvement

Knowledge of machining, foundry, and machine shop automation

Additional Skills & Qualifications

3+ years of experience in SolidWorks and/or MasterCAM

3+ years of experience designing fixtures and molds

3+ years of experience in CNC programming with Fanuc G-Code

Work Environment

Work in a machine shop/foundry environment that may become warm in the summer. Be prepared for a setting that can get a little dirty. Due to the nature of the environment, wearing white is not recommended. The role requires continuous standing and intermittent walking, bending, sitting, and lifting of parts that may exceed 50 pounds, while maintaining an exemplary safety record.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Racine, WI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.86 - $50.48/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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Racine,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 4, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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