Manufacturing Engineer

Charge Robotics • San Leandro, CA

15d • $150,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As the first in our manufacturing function, you’ll work closely with both internal teams (design engineers, supply chain, technicians) and external manufacturing partners (vendors, CMs, customers) to scale our solar farm construction technology from prototype to production. Your work will directly deploy gigawatts of clean electricity generation.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of experience bringing complex electromechanical products from prototype to production — especially systems that include metal fabrication, rigging, and heavy machinery
• Understand how to read and create mechanical drawings and manufacturing documentation
• Have a strong ability to communicate clearly (written/verbal) with engineers, suppliers, technicians, and leadership
• Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
• Are open to ~10% travel to field (solar construction sites) to work directly with our product in its deployment environment

Nice To Haves

• Have a degree in a related field
• Have used ION manufacturing software before
• Have experience sourcing and qualifying suppliers & contract manufacturers
• Are familiar with DFM, DFA, and/or GD&T principles
• Are excited to grow into a leadership role as we scale our systems and teams

Responsibilities

• Taking the lead on building + scaling production of our state-of-the-art robotic systems that assemble solar farms in the field
• Collaborating with design engineers to ensure systems are manufacturable, cost-effective, and easy to assemble
• Developing and maintaining manufacturing documentation, drawings, and BOMs
• Supporting part qualification, incoming inspection, and supplier quality initiatives
• Making it faster and easier to build our robots and, in turn, accelerate the deployment of clean energy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed