Senior Automation Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior 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, contributing to a manufacturing operation capable of supporting rapid growth and future products.
• Design and deploy manufacturing automation equipment in a high-volume production environment.
• Build and integrate automated assembly systems, test stations, fixtures, and process control solutions from concept through production deployment.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Test, Design, Quality, and Software Engineering teams to support NPI builds and transition automation solutions to scalable production.
• Support ROI analysis and deliver automation projects that improve throughput, yield, quality, and labor efficiency.
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks and ensure robust automation solutions that account for variation and enable scalable production.
• Work with cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing quality systems, statistical process control (SPC), and Design for Manufacturing/Automation (DFM/DFA) principles.
• Utilize programming languages such as Python or C# for automation, controls, and manufacturing test applications.
• Integrate hardware and software for automated manufacturing and test applications, including data collection and process monitoring.

Requirements

• 7+ 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) and experience creating manufacturable automation solutions.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to identify manufacturing bottlenecks, perform ROI analysis, and deliver automation projects that improve throughput, yield, quality, and labor efficiency.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Manufacturing, Test, Design, Quality, and Software Engineering teams in a fast-paced product development environment.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C# for automation, controls, and manufacturing test applications.
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality systems, statistical process control (SPC), and Design for Manufacturing/Automation (DFM/DFA) principles.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, process capability (Cp/Cpk), SPC, and manufacturing KPIs to design robust automation solutions that account for variation and enable scalable production.

Qualifications

• Nice to have: 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.

Skills

• Programming languages: Python, C#
• Industrial controls: PLCs, sensors, machine vision systems, robotics, pneumatics, motion control systems
• Manufacturing quality systems: Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Design for Manufacturing/Automation (DFM/DFA) principles
• GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, process capability (Cp/Cpk)

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary range of $149,500 – $209,000 USD, highly competitive equity grants, and an equal opportunity employer commitment.