Manufacturing Engineer

Pacific Fusion•Los Lunas, NM

2d•$116,000 - $174,000

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for evaluating current manual processes and making them more efficient, robust and reliable through improved instructions, tooling or implementing automation solutions. This role is ideal for someone with strong factory-floor instincts, who understands how to build things at rate and with an eye towards economics based automation in the real world—not just on paper—and who thrives in a fast-moving, build-focused environment. In this role your work will optimize processes and enable production employees, engineers and scientists across the organization as they bring our demonstration system online.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or related equivalent experience in this field
5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or automation in a high-mix, low- to medium-volume production environment
Hands-on experience developing and integrating automation equipment, including mechanical and control systems (pneumatics, motion control, sensors)
Experience with robotic arms (e.g., UR, Fanuc, ABB), end-of-arm tooling, and collaborative automation
Strong CAD proficiency (e.g., PTC Creo) and ability to design tooling and fixturing
Demonstrated capability with PLCs, industrial communication protocols, and control systems (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, etc.)
Solid understanding of process validation, process capability, and yield improvement methodologies and dashboard reporting showing system health
Experience managing external automation integrators or machine builders
Comfortable operating in an evolving, ambiguous, and cross-functional startup environment

Nice To Haves

Background in electromechanical product assembly or electronics manufacturing
Experience with robotic arms (e.g., UR, Fanuc, ABB), end-of-arm tooling, and collaborative automation.
Strong CAD proficiency (e.g., PTC Creo) and ability to design tooling and fixturing
Demonstrated capability with PLCs, industrial communication protocols, and control systems (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, etc.)
Proficiency with Twincat, Python or similar scripting languages for automation/data acquisition
Familiarity with MES, SCADA, or factory data collection tools

Responsibilities

Set-up and analyze manufacturing processes to identify assembly sequence and tooling improvements as well as automation opportunities that reduce labor and increase throughput, consistency, and yield
Collaborate with design engineering to influence product DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturability/Automation) to ease automation integration
Design and develop tools that aid in error free assembly, improve safety and quality
Write and or edit electronic work instructions for repetitive assembly steps to document the best known practices, incorporate inspection steps to verify quality, document traceability and data collection steps as needed
Specify, source, and deploy off-the-shelf or custom automation equipment including conveyors, actuators, robotics, inspection stations, and tooling
Write and maintain documentation for equipment setup, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance
Support process development and initial production, with a focus on root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Partner closely with area managers, manufacturing technicians, mechanical engineers, and quality to ensure equipment performance aligns with production goals