Manufacturing Engineer - Process Transfer & Equipment Commissioning

Full-time, onsite in Houston, Texas. Frequent domestic travel to partner sites; periodic travel to Nyon, Switzerland (30–50% travel in the first year). Must have existing authorization to work in the United States. Start date: Immediately.

About the role

EH Group Engineering (EHG) develops cutting-edge fuel cell technology for heavy-duty mobility and large-scale stationary power applications. Their uniquely redesigned product is a significantly more compact fuel cell with high power density and lower production costs. EHG is establishing US manufacturing operations in Houston and seeks Manufacturing Engineers to industrialize products — transferring proven processes from Swiss operations, standing up manual stack assembly, commissioning roll-to-roll production equipment, and working alongside packaging partners who will integrate systems. This is a hands-on, build-it role for engineers who want to put a factory on the ground rather than inherit one.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site engineering presence at packaging and integration partner facilities — reviewing build plans against design, resolving producibility issues in real time, and supporting first-article builds
• Own design-for-manufacture feedback between partner sites, US operations, and the engineering team in Nyon
• Develop, validate, and mature work instructions, process documentation, and routings for US operations, in line with the EH quality management system
• Lead the transfer of the process of record from Nyon to Houston — including tooling, fixtures, layouts, cycle-time balancing, and operator training material
• Deploy and commission the manual stack assembly line in the US, building on proven Swiss process and learning
• Deploy and commission roll-to-roll production equipment in the US, working alongside the equipment supplier through installation, acceptance testing, and process qualification
• Establish process windows, capability studies, and control plans; qualify processes to the point of repeatable, conforming output
• Specify tooling, fixtures, jigs, and automation equipment with suppliers
• Troubleshoot production, quality, and equipment issues on the floor; drive root cause and corrective action
• Support supplier quality and certification activities with the necessary process data and documentation
• Drive OEE, throughput, yield, and cost-reduction improvements using Lean methods
• Support safe working practice and EHS compliance in all process and equipment design

Requirements

• BSc/MSc in manufacturing, mechanical, mechatronic, or industrial engineering (mandatory)
• Minimum 5–8 years of manufacturing engineering experience in an assembly or automation environment
• Demonstrated experience installing, commissioning, and qualifying production equipment — not only specifying it
• Experience writing work instructions and process documentation in a controlled quality system (ISO 9001 or equivalent)
• Experience working at or with external manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, or system integrators
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, line balancing, process validation, and statistical process control
• Proficiency with CAD and ERP systems
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity in a start-up environment; able to work autonomously with internal and external experts
• Willing to travel frequently to partner sites within the US, and to Switzerland for extended periods during process transfer
• Excellent spoken and written English (mandatory)
• Must have existing authorization to work in the United States

Qualifications

• Experience with web handling, coating, converting, or other roll-to-roll processes
• Experience in fuel cell, battery, electrolyzer, or comparable electrochemical manufacturing
• Experience taking a product from prototype through first production at a new site
• Exposure to UL, CSA, or CE certification processes
• French or German language ability

Benefits

• Opportunity to build a manufacturing operation from the ground up, rather than optimize an existing one
• Direct ownership of process and equipment decisions, with access to the engineering team that designed the product
• Small, fast-moving team where the work you do is visible in the product