Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Dephy, Inc.•Boxborough, MA

20h•$73,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Dephy is looking for a candidate who was born to be an engineer: someone who has an urge to understand how things work, and who gets excited when there is no known solution to the problem at hand. We are curious, creative, and passionate engineers looking for a team member to help us tackle challenges at the forefront of wearable robotics. Come help us transition mobility exoskeletons from labs and treadmills to the real world: cities, trails, and mountains. About the Company At Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. That starts with building a team that shares our purpose. Description of Role This Manufacturing Engineering role lives in the Manufacturing organization at Dephy, reporting directly to the Head of Manufacturing. This Dephyer can expect to interface with Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Marketing, and our technician team in various capacities. This candidate can expect to be hands-on with building product, making process improvements, repairing units returned from the field, collecting data on failure causes (RCA) and suggesting and implementing DFM/DFA or QA preventative measures. They will collect and communicate metrics such as yields, failure rates, and cycle times early and often.

Requirements

Be a good human—get along with the team, build strong working relationships, and execute on Dephy’s Values.
0-2 years of experience in mechanical, manufacturing, or mechatronics engineering
Hands-on experience in consumer electronics and/or hardware systems involving integrated mechanical, electrical, and software
Exposure to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and driving issue resolution
Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Experience utilizing test setups & fixtures for quality, validation, or reliability testing
Understanding of DFx (Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Reliability, etc.)
Exposure to Design of Experiments (DOE)
Experience with data analysis tools (ex. JMP, Minitab, etc.)

Responsibilities

Execute and refine processes that ensure all customer products meet our internal performance, quality, and reliability goals
Drive measurable reliability improvements through detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and other forms of failure analysis, driving effective resolution of design, product, and/or manufacturing issues.
Maintain process documentation, including FMEAs, RCAs, audit preparation materials, and quality records.
Efficiently organize units for field returns, collecting, analyzing, and sharing failure trends cross-functionally to drive down repair costs.
Execute performance reliability testing, including design of experiments (DOE), design and build of test fixtures, and any other supplemental testing equipment
General Manufacturing duties such as production floor and inventory management, order fulfillment, and product manufacturing
Other duties as needed