Automation Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial for scaling our manufacturing capabilities by automating assembly and test processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions ranging from simple fixtures to advanced automated systems
• Enable higher throughput, improved quality, and reduced operational costs
• Support rapid growth and future products
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks, perform ROI analysis, and deliver automation projects that improve throughput, yield, quality, and labor efficiency
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Test, Design, Quality, and Software Engineering teams in a fast-paced product development environment
• Support NPI builds and transition automation solutions from prototype to scalable production
• Program automation, controls, and manufacturing test applications using Python or C#
• Apply manufacturing quality systems, statistical process control (SPC), and Design for Manufacturing/Automation (DFM/DFA) principles
• Design robust automation solutions that account for variation and enable scalable production

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying manufacturing automation equipment in a high-volume production environment
• Proven experience developing automated assembly systems, test stations, fixtures, and process control solutions from concept through production deployment
• Strong mechanical design skills with proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience with industrial controls, including PLCs, sensors, machine vision systems, robotics, pneumatics, and motion control systems
• Experience integrating hardware and software for automated manufacturing and test applications, including data collection and process monitoring
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C# for automation, controls, and manufacturing test applications
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Manufacturing, Test, Design, Quality, and Software Engineering teams in a fast-paced product development environment

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, process capability (Cp/Cpk), SPC, and manufacturing KPIs

Skills

• Experience with drone, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, or other high-reliability electromechanical products
• Experience with machine vision inspection systems, robotic integration, and advanced motion control platforms
• Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume NPI builds and scaling processes to high-volume production environments

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $112,500 – $157,500 USD
• Hightly competitive equity grants as part of the total compensation package

Pay

• US Salary Range $112,500 – $157,500 USD

Schedule

• Full-time position