Director, Manufacturing Engineering

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings using

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. The posting includes: - About LightForce (company description) - The Opportunity (overview) - What You'll Do (responsibilities) - What You Bring (qualifications/requirements) - Who Thrives Here (maybe culture fit) - Compensation & Perks (benefits) - Then some legal boilerplate (EEO, etc.) which we must remove. We need to map to headings: About the role (maybe combine About LightForce + The Opportunity?), Responsibilities (What You'll Do), Requirements (What You Bring), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements?), Skills (maybe from Who Thrives Here?), Benefits (Compensation & Perks). Pay and Schedule: not mentioned explicitly, so we should not create those sections. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the content as is, but format into

and

• where appropriate. We need to decide what goes into each section. Section headings: Use

  for each. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. The job title is "Director, Manufacturing Engineering". Not to be used as heading. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's structure:

  About the role

  About LightForce... The Opportunity...

  maybe combine. But we need to preserve all substantive information. Could split: About LightForce description and The Opportunity overview. Could put both in same

  or separate

  s. Better:

  About the role

  About LightForce...

  The Opportunity...

  Then Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  • ... each bullet from What You'll Do
  We need to convert each bullet point into
• . The "What You'll Do" section has multiple paragraphs with bold headings? Actually it's a list of responsibilities with headings like "Own the Manufacturing Technology & Process Roadmap", then sentences. We need to treat each bullet as a list item. The content includes multiple sentences under each heading. We could make each heading as a
• with the sentences inside. Or we could break into multiple
• for each responsibility heading. The instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make a list. We'll treat each major responsibility as a list item, containing the sentences. Similarly for What You Bring (requirements/qualifications). We'll make a list. Who Thrives Here maybe skills/culture fit; could be under Skills section. Compensation & Perks -> Benefits. We must not include Pay or Schedule sections. Let's extract content. About LightForce paragraph: "LightForce is leading the digital transformation of orthodontics and redefining the standard of care for patients. Our fully digital, 3D-printed orthodontic platform increases practice efficiency, improves clinical consistency, and enables more predictable treatment outcomes. Unlike traditional stock brackets, LightForce delivers fully customized, patient-specific brackets paired with AI-driven treatment planning—optimizing outcomes at scale. With recent advancements unlocking the next phase of digital orthodontics, LightForce continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in personalized care.Learn more at www.lf.co" Note there is no space before "Learn". We'll keep as is. The Opportunity paragraph: "The Director, Manufacturing Engineering will lead the engineering of LightForce's manufacturing system—owning manufacturing and process engineering, equipment, process development and validation, and NPI/industrialization, with automation as a key lever for scaling throughput and reducing labor dependence. This leader will build the technical capabilities required to improve process capability, yield, throughput, reliability and cost as LightForce scales its patient-specific manufacturing platform." Now Responsibilities (What You'll Do) sections: We have headings: 1. Own the Manufacturing Technology & Process Roadmap - Develop and execute the manufacturing technology and process roadmap required to support future volume, quality, reliability, productivity and gross-margin objectives. - Identify and remove technical constraints to capacity, emphasizing process capability, equipment, automation and engineering solutions rather than continued dependence on labor. 2. Drive Continuous Improvement & Process Engineering - Apply Lean, DOE, statistical methods and structured problem solving to improve process capability, yield, cycle time, throughput, equipment effectiveness and cost. - Establish robust manufacturing processes, process specifications, control plans and technical work standards in partnership with Production and Quality. 3. Own Manufacturing Automation & Equipment - Drive the automation, tooling and equipment — including robotics, vision and fixturing — that reduce labor dependence and improve throughput, quality and scalability, partnering with Automation/Equipment Engineering, Program Management and outside integrators on complex builds. - Make thoughtful make/buy/partner calls on automation and equipment investment, balancing near-term production needs against longer-term technical capability. 4. Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) - Own the manufacturing side of NPI and design transfer, partnering with Engineering and Quality to ensure new products and process changes are manufacturable, validated and ready for reliable commercial scale. - Collaborate with senior leaders to develop manufacturing plans, schedules and objectives, ensuring alignment with product designs, equipment capabilities, quality standards and cost targets. 5. Build the Organization - Build and develop a strong Manufacturing Engineering organization spanning process engineering, NPI/industrialization and equipment engineering. - Manage departmental staffing, project assignments and external consulting/vendor resources to meet aggressive project deadlines. 6. Ensure Safety, Quality & Compliance - Partner with the Facilities team to ensure manufacturing processes, equipment and products strictly comply with safety requirements (OSHA), environmental standards and ISO/industry quality standards. - Partner with Quality to ensure manufacturing processes and equipment meet applicable regulatory and quality requirements, including risk management, process validation, pFMEA and process controls. We need to preserve all substantive information. We'll make each heading as a list item, with sub-bullets maybe as separate sentences inside the same
  • (could use
    or just sentences). Simpler: each heading as
  • containing the sentences (including sub-bullets). We'll separate sub-bullets with maybe a semicolon or line break. Since we cannot use markdown, we can just put them as sentences separated by a space. Now Requirements (What You Bring): List: - Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Master's degree or MBA preferred). - 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in a complex manufacturing environment, including 5+ years in a direct leadership/people-management role. - Proven ability to direct departmental strategies, manage resources, and lead complex engineering, CAPEX, and NPI initiatives in cross-functional collaboration with Hardware, Quality, and Operations. - Comprehensive background in engineering, tooling, modeling, and design reviews. - Deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, cycle-time optimization, yield improvement, and establishing standardized workflows and process controls. - Technical mastery in root-cause failure analysis, defect reduction, pFMEA, and ensuring full compliance with OSHA, ISO, and relevant industry regulatory standards. We'll make each as
  • . Skills section: Could be from Who Thrives Here. Who Thrives Here paragraph: "A hands-on technical leader who can move between the manufacturing floor and longer-term engineering strategy; builds teams and systems rather than becoming the permanent problem solver; and thrives in an environment requiring urgency, rigorous experimentation, structured root-cause problem solving and rapid scale." We could treat as Skills: maybe list of traits. Could make a
    • each trait separated by semicolon? But it's a single sentence with semicolons. Could break into separate items: "hands-on technical leader who can move between the manufacturing floor and longer-term engineering strategy", "builds teams and systems rather than becoming the permanent problem solver", "thrives in an environment requiring urgency, rigorous experimentation, structured root-cause problem solving and rapid scale". We'll make three
    • . Benefits (Compensation & Perks): List: - Unlimited PTO for exempt employees (accrued PTO for non-exempt employees, up to 15 days) - 12 paid holidays per year, plus 3 paid volunteer days - Generous premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision - 401(k) retirement plan and paid parental leave - Fringe lifestyle benefit, plus everyday perks like snacks and coffee in office We'll make each as
    • . We must not include Pay or Schedule sections. Now we need to output HTML fragment. We'll start with

      About the role

      then two

      paragraphs. Then

      Responsibilities

      then
      with
      • items. Then

        Requirements

        then
        . Then

        Skills

        then
        . Then

        Benefits

        then
        . We must not add extra sections like Qualifications (maybe duplicate). We could combine Requirements and Qualifications but we have Requirements already. The instruction says use headings like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Requirements; maybe we should rename to Qualifications? The instruction: Use

        for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., not mandatory to use all. We can use Requirements as heading. It's okay. But we also have a Skills section; we used Skills. Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed. Now check that we haven't missed any substantive info: The "About LightForce" includes "Learn more at www.lf.co". We kept. The Opportunity paragraph included. Now check responsibilities: Did we miss any bullet? Let's verify each heading and sub-bullets. From text: Own the Manufacturing Technology & Process Roadmap Develop and execute the manufacturing technology and process roadmap required to support future volume, quality, reliability, productivity and gross-margin objectives. Identify and remove technical constraints to capacity, emphasizing process capability, equipment, automation and engineering solutions rather than continued dependence on labor. Drive Continuous Improvement & Process Engineering Apply Lean, DOE, statistical methods and structured problem solving to improve process capability, yield, cycle time, throughput, equipment effectiveness and cost. Establish robust manufacturing processes, process specifications, control plans and technical work standards in partnership with Production and Quality. Own Manufacturing Automation & Equipment Drive the automation, tooling and equipment — including robotics, vision and fixturing — that reduce labor dependence and improve throughput, quality and scalability, partnering with Automation/Equipment Engineering, Program Management and outside integrators on complex builds. Make thoughtful make/buy/partner calls on automation and equipment investment, balancing near-term production needs against longer-term technical capability. Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) Own the manufacturing side of NPI and design transfer, partnering with Engineering and Quality to ensure new products and process changes are manufacturable, validated and ready for reliable commercial scale. Collaborate with senior leaders to develop manufacturing plans, schedules and objectives, ensuring alignment with product designs, equipment capabilities, quality standards and cost targets. Build the Organization Build and develop a strong Manufacturing Engineering organization spanning process engineering, NPI/industrialization and equipment engineering. Manage departmental staffing, project assignments and external consulting/vendor resources to meet aggressive project deadlines. Ensure Safety, Quality & Compliance Partner with the Facilities team to ensure manufacturing processes, equipment and products strictly comply with safety requirements (OSHA), environmental standards and ISO/industry quality standards. Partner with Quality to ensure manufacturing processes and equipment meet applicable regulatory and quality requirements, including risk management, process validation