Manufacturing Engineer

Optivolt•San Francisco, CA

21d•$150,000 - $210,000

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Optivolt, you will turn advanced hardware designs into reliable, scalable, cost-effective products. You will work directly with engineering teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to develop production processes, improve yields, and take products from engineering builds into commercial manufacturing. Optivolt develops intelligent solar systems designed to optimize energy flow under real-world conditions. The company reports having shipped more than 20,000 units, with companies worth billions of dollars relying on its solar architecture.

Requirements

At least 4 years in manufacturing, process, or production engineering for physical products.
Experience with electronics assembly, PCBAs, or electromechanical products.
Knowledge of process development, tooling, fixtures, quality controls, and DFM/DFA.
Experience transferring products from prototype to pilot and production.
Familiarity with PFMEA, SPC, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Ability to solve problems directly with technicians, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
Strong technical judgment and comfort working on a factory floor.
Willingness to work extended hours as needed to support critical milestones.
Participation in customer on-call support is required.
Must be based in San Francisco, California.

Nice To Haves

SMT/PCBA, electronics packaging, or automated assembly experience.
Experience managing high-volume contract manufacturing partners.
Familiarity with solar module manufacturing and outdoor electronics.
Automation experience with end-of-line testing.

Responsibilities

Develop repeatable assembly and manufacturing processes for electronic and electromechanical products.
Own work instructions, process flows, fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing-readiness documentation.
Work with contract manufacturers to establish and improve production processes and quality controls for pilot builds.
Drive design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly changes with electrical, mechanical, and test engineering.
Lead prototype, pilot, and production builds with manufacturing partners; track issues and close manufacturing gaps.
Investigate defects, yield loss, and process variability using structured root cause analysis.
Improve cycle time, throughput, cost, and repeatability without compromising reliability.
Support supplier qualification, automation, process validation, and manufacturing scale-up.