Senior Manufacturing & NPI Engineer
About The Position
Antora Energy is seeking a Senior Manufacturing & New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer to lead the end-to-end implementation of advanced manufacturing processes, with a focus on machining operations and automated material handling systems. The engineer will serve as the technical lead for deploying custom automated work cells, commissioning new machinery, collaborating with equipment vendors, and establishing resilient shop-floor operations. The role also involves engineering processing and handling solutions that use automation to improve safety, quality, and output. This position will help scale production capacity, improve part quality, and reduce manufacturing costs for Antora’s thermal battery modules. It is based full-time onsite in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania, and includes work in covered, unconditioned outdoor environments throughout the year.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 5 years of industry experience in mechanical design engineering, manufacturing engineering, or process development.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling with SolidWorks or Siemens NX and ASME Y14.5 GD&T drafting.
- Experience writing equipment specifications, managing capital equipment vendors, and commissioning custom machinery or automation cells.
- Practical experience establishing machining processes, CNC programming, workholding, and tooling selection.
- Willingness to be based full-time onsite in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania, and work in covered, unconditioned outdoor environments throughout the year.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of industrial safety standards, including LOTO, machine guarding, and NFPA/OSHA dust collection guidelines.
- Ability to leverage AI to increase the quality and quantity of work output.
- Experience in startup or high-growth hardware manufacturing environments.
- Experience representing a customer while embedded at a supplier or contract manufacturer.
- Familiarity with PLM, PDM, MES, and ERP integration.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end NPI, from R&D concept definition through equipment acquisition, fabrication, manufacturing bring-up, and stabilization.
- Manage capital equipment procurement, including purchases of $100,000 or more, drafting specifications, evaluating vendors, conducting site acceptance testing (SAT), and commissioning production lines.
- Work with cross-functional engineering teams to architect, construct, and implement custom mechanisms and automated machinery for fabrication and testing.
- Guide prototype builds toward key milestones and integrate robotic end-of-arm tooling, cell loading, and inline monitoring.
- Establish workholding, machining strategies, and methods for non-metallic and high-temperature materials.
- Conduct design of experiments (DOEs) to optimize process windows, tool life, cycle times, and scrap rates.
- Write production documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, control plans, and preventive maintenance checklists.
- Lead root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) investigations and continuous-improvement initiatives using shop-floor yield and quality metrics.
- Support factory site planning, layouts, material flows, headcount modeling, and work instructions.
- Establish validation metrics and test procedures to verify hardware against design specifications.
- Solve complex engineering challenges with urgency and initiative.
Benefits
- Equity compensation in the form of stock options.
- Premium health benefits package.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Paid time off policy with flexible and inclusive holiday observance.
- Paid volunteer time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
