Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Aperia Technologies•Hayward, CA

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About The Position

Aperia is hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to engineer production processes for new products and improve or scale existing processes. The role spans technical writing, equipment specification, process qualification, quality-process implementation, supplier management, root-cause analysis, and data processing. The engineer will develop plans, translate them into concrete goals, and execute against agreed timelines. The position requires ongoing authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship; candidates on F-1, OPT, or STEM OPT status are not eligible.

Requirements

Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
Minimum 5–8 years of experience in high-volume, low-mix production processes in the automotive or medical industries.
Strong aptitude for mechanical systems.
Ability to interpret and review technical drawings and schematics.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills, preferably demonstrated through previous leadership roles.
Experience performing PFMEAs.
Ongoing authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship; candidates currently on F-1, OPT, or STEM OPT status are ineligible.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with injection-molded plastics, sheet metal, and machining.
Knowledge of industry best practices such as Kaizen, 5S, and Toyota Management principles.
Experience with statistics and Statistical Process Control.
Experience with PLM or ERP systems such as Arena or NetSuite.
Programming experience in JavaScript, Python, Matlab, or LabVIEW.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of manufacturing operations.
Work cross-functionally with Quality, Design Engineering, and Operations to resolve technical issues and non-conformances.
Engineer and validate new or improved assembly processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Plan and execute factory layouts.
Generate and organize process documentation, including flowcharts, PFMEAs, process documentation, and work instructions.
Create, release, and implement Manufacturing Change Orders (MCOs).
Lead investigations of production yield issues.
Collect, analyze, and report data to understand processes, address yield issues, and identify strategic improvement opportunities.
Document and execute non-standard builds, including documenting processes, routing material handling, setting up manufacturing floor space, and reporting results.