Staff Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer will act as a technical leader in Kodiak Robotics' Manufacturing group. Key responsibilities include leading electromechanical manufacturing for ruggedized compute rack assemblies, automotive harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies; coordinating with Supply Chain and commercial teams to ensure supply of components; identifying and evaluating suppliers for component builds; communicating program progress, milestones, and potential risks to leadership and overall engineering team; leading manufacturing line design and improvements; and leading troubleshooting activities including root cause analysis, yield improvement, and test/automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead electromechanical manufacturing for ruggedized compute rack assemblies, automotive harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies
• Lead electromechanical DFM and best practices
• Cook with Supply Chain and commercial teams to determine and ensure supply of components
• Identify and evaluate suppliers for component builds
• Coordinate documentation requirements with engineering, test and quality teams
• Communicate program progress, milestones, and potential risks to leadership and overall engineering team
• Evaluate and contribute to manufacturing line design and improvements
• Lead all manufacturing troubleshooting activities including root cause analysis, yield improvement, and test/automation

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience of manufacturing engineering in a complex environment
• Proven track record of managing complex system builds
• Automotive, heavy industry, or aerospace experience
• Hands on manufacturing experience including line bring up, test, fixture design, and automation
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Proven track record of taking a system from design to scale production
• Ability to identify, root cause, and lead solutions for issues found on the line and in the field
• Lead DFx efforts in conjunction with our in-house Design teams

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering

Skills

• Manufacturing Engineering
• DFM/DFA
• Automotive, Heavy Industry, Aerospace Experience
• Line Bring Up, Test, Fixture Design, Automation
• Communication, Organizational, Leadership Skills
• System Design to Scale Production
• Root Cause Analysis, Yield Improvement, Test/Automation
• DFx Efforts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife
• Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
• Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits: Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

Pay

California Pay Range: $210,000 - $230,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time