Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Equipment Development & Deployment
• Own the development, procurement, build, and deployment of manufacturing equipment and workstations
• Lead equipment strategy from manual prototype stations through fully automated production systems
• Define equipment requirements, specifications, and performance targets
• Support capital equipment projects from concept through production launch
• DFM / Product Industrialization
• Partner closely with Design Engineering teams to provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) feedback
• Influence product designs to improve manufacturability, scalability, quality, and cost
• Support early prototype builds to identify manufacturing risks and opportunities
• Drive design decisions required to support high-volume production
• Supplier & Integrator Management
• Evaluate, select, and manage equipment vendors and system integrators
• Oversee equipment development activities, timelines, acceptance criteria, and performance validation
• Act as technical lead throughout vendor development and equipment handoff phases
• Ensure equipment solutions meet production, quality, safety, and reliability requirements
• Commissioning & Production
• Lead installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation of manufacturing equipment
• Support production launches and manufacturing ramp-up activities
• Validate equipment performance and process capability prior to handoff to operations
• Ensure manufacturing systems achieve safety, uptime, and throughput targets

Profile

• Hands-on manufacturing engineer who enjoys building equipment and manufacturing systems from concept to production
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive large projects
• Comfortable working in ambiguous startup-like environments where priorities evolve rapidly
• Naturally collaborative and capable of influencing design and manufacturing decisions
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities
• Able to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution on the manufacturing floor
• Passionate about scaling manufacturing operations and improving production performance
• Must Have
• 6+ years of manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, automation, or industrialization experience
• Direct experience purchasing, developing, installing, or commissioning manufacturing equipment
• Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up and production ramp activities
• Strong DFM/DFA experience in partnership with product design teams
• Experience writing SOPs, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation
• Hands-on experience working with manufacturing equipment and production systems
• Strong root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Able to work cross-functionally with internal teams and external suppliers