Senior Production Engineer - Northwest

The pay range is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Senior Production Engineer

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

A role in Product Safety and Quality Assurance (PSQA) means partnering with various cross functional teams, with the Global team managing factory level activities and relationships for their respective regions. PSQA develops processes and requirements to validate stakeholder expectations are being met, including our Guests, Regulators, Industry, Internal Partners and others.

​As a Senior Production Engineer, you will ensure vendors deliver safe and quality owned brand products through your knowledge of product compliance, quality & regulatory requirements. Being responsible for proactive and preventive quality assurance and control, delivering end-to-end results through different programs.

One of your main responsibilities will be to technically assess and resolve product and inspection issues and support continuous improvement of manufacturing processes. You will conduct calibration activities on process or product with third parties and BPQI (Business Partner Quality Inspector), determine the critical processes to quality and controls to prevent or mitigate potential issues/risks and support escalation, disposition and CAPA reviews for continuous improvement while understanding the guests’ expectations.

You will have the ability to review data and conduct statistical analysis, leveraging data to identify opportunities for calibration, continuous improvement and problem solving. To drive cost of poor-quality reduction with a focus on greater efficiency and right first-time quality.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Validate factories operate with sound quality processes and manufacturing capabilities before producing for Target.

• Partner to ensure program expectations and quality assurance requirements are understood prior to production starting.

• Validate that all products meet safety and regulatory requirements and Target performance standards.

• Elevate factory performance through technical support to drive for continuous improvement of manufacturing and quality processes.

• Actively influence decision-making and address business needs through active engagement with partners.

Core Responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or 8+ years’ experience in consumer products

• Background in consumer product manufacturing, quality and technical/engineering perspective

• Minimum 5 experience in consumer product industry (compliance/manufacturing, Quality management, raw material and product)

• Knowledge of quality tools RCA/Fishbone/Lean/Six Sigma/Industrial Engineering Experienced in line setup

• Effective communication skills and strong interpersonal skills

• Collaborative focus and ability to work successfully across functional areas and team work

• Language: fluent in English and local language

• Software knowledge; data & analytics and statistical , including Microsoft windows and Office applications

• Availability to travel 80% of time

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Lean Six Sigma certification, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer

• Experience with production quality oversight

• Experience in retail purchasing operations or support (Sourcing, procurement, QA, development, etc.)

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs.  A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year.  A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.  

Application deadline is : 08/30/2026