Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will help bridge the gap between engineering and production, ensuring our hardware is designed for efficient, repeatable manufacturing. You will work closely with design engineers, supply chain, and contract manufacturers to develop production processes, improve manufacturability, and guide new products from prototype builds into production. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys solving practical problems and building manufacturing systems that scale. You will support manufacturing across printed circuit board assemblies, electromechanical systems, and complex radar hardware while helping establish the processes, documentation, and workflows that enable reliable production. This is a full-time, onsite position based in Menlo Park, California.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 7+ years of experience supporting the manufacture of complex electronic or electromechanical products
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles for PCBAs and mechanical assemblies
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) from prototype through production
- Working knowledge of PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, panelization, IPC workmanship standards, and electronics manufacturing processes
- Experience creating manufacturing documentation, assembly instructions, and production workflows
- Familiarity with Arena or another PLM system, NetSuite or another ERP system, and SolidWorks
- Excellent communication skills with experience working across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external suppliers
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting low- to medium-volume production of complex hardware systems
- Experience working directly with contract manufacturers and electronics suppliers
- Familiarity with PCB test strategies, fixture development, and manufacturing validation
- Experience with root cause analysis, process validation, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, or other high-reliability hardware products
- Experience developing scalable manufacturing processes in a fast-paced engineering environment
Responsibilities
- Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews throughout the hardware development lifecycle
- Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, and assembly documentation for complex radar hardware
- Serve as the primary technical interface between Hardware Engineering and contract manufacturers
- Support prototype builds and guide products through New Product Introduction (NPI) into production
- Partner with engineering to improve manufacturability, serviceability, and production readiness of PCBAs and electromechanical assemblies
- Develop production tooling, fixtures, inspection methods, and manufacturing workflows
- Support root cause investigations and implement process improvements that improve quality, yield, and throughput
- Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure manufacturing documentation, BOMs, and production releases are complete and accurate
- Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, documentation, and factory readiness
Benefits
- bonus
- stock options
- benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
