Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Advanced Electromechanical Systems

Sapphire Technologies•Cypress, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sapphire Technologies is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to industrialize and scale advanced electromechanical products incorporating high-speed rotating machinery, active magnetic bearings, electric machines, power electronics, controls, liquid cooling, and precision mechanical assemblies. The role will support a major product platform serving rapidly growing energy and data-center infrastructure applications. The program is progressing from development into production and will require a significant manufacturing scale-up. This is a hands-on role responsible for translating engineering designs into safe, repeatable, cost-effective production processes. The successful candidate will lead DFM and DFA, manufacturing-process development, tooling, production-intent builds, contract-manufacturing transfer, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
Eight or more years of manufacturing-engineering experience with complex electromechanical or industrial products.
Demonstrated experience transitioning products from prototype development into commercial production.
Strong experience with NPI, DFM, DFA, process development, tooling, and production scale-up.
Experience creating work instructions, process documentation, PFMEAs, control plans, and production metrics.
Experience transferring products to contract manufacturers or outsourced production partners.
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, process validation, structured root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing-planning processes.
Strong technical judgment, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

High-speed rotating machinery, compressors, turbines, pumps, motors, or generators
Active magnetic bearings and precision rotor assemblies
Alignment, balancing, leak testing, pressure testing, or performance testing
Power electronics, PCB assemblies, sensors, and control systems
Liquid cooling, thermal-management, or fluid-handling systems
Precision machining, castings, electric-machine assembly, or high-voltage integration
Production transfer to contract manufacturers
Supplier qualification and process-capability assessment
Automation and high-volume production-system development
Lean Six Sigma certification

Responsibilities

Lead product industrialization from prototype through production launch and scale-up.
Drive DFM and DFA decisions early in product development.
Develop manufacturing strategies, process flows, routings, assembly methods, and capacity plans.
Design and implement fixtures, tooling, gauges, process equipment, and production-test systems.
Define assembly, alignment, balancing, leak-test, inspection, and functional-test processes.
Create controlled work instructions, process specifications, quality checkpoints, and training materials.
Lead PFMEA, process validation, build-readiness reviews, and manufacturing-risk mitigation.
Provide hands-on support during prototype, pilot, validation, and production builds.
Lead structured investigations into manufacturing defects, yield loss, rework, and process variation.
Improve throughput, quality, labor efficiency, safety, and production cost.
Support contract-manufacturer selection, qualification, technology transfer, training, and launch.
Partner with engineering, quality, supply chain, operations, suppliers, and program management.