Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Production Systems

Cobot•Santa Clara, CA

10d•$205,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

Collaborative Robotics is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Production Systems to design and launch the in-house production system for their robots. This role involves owning the production line from conception to stable operation, including architecting the manufacturing process, designing fixtures and tools, establishing process controls, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with hardware engineers and technicians to improve robot design and assembly. The position offers significant ownership, limited existing infrastructure, and the opportunity to build a scalable production system within a company focused on redefining human-robot interaction. The role is based at their Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Requirements

9+ years in manufacturing/process/production engineering for electromechanical hardware (robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, or similar).
Direct experience standing up a new production line or NPI (new product introduction) process, ideally at low-to-mid volume with active product iteration.
Demonstrated fixture/jig design judgment, knowing what to design and what to buy.
Fluency with DFM/DFA principles and influencing engineering design decisions.
Experience with data analysis and metrics for production lines.
Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
Willing to occasionally travel.
Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in both a CM/EMS environment and an in-house build environment.
Process FMEA and root-cause methodology (5-why, fishbone, etc.) experience.
CAD proficiency (fixture design) and familiarity with rapid prototyping (3D printing, laser cutting, basic machining) for quick fixture iteration.
Experience mentoring or setting technical direction for other process/manufacturing engineers.

Responsibilities

Architect the end-to-end build sequence and work instructions for the production line, starting from a hardware design with no prior production history.
Define the fixture design philosophy for the line.
Serve as the primary link between the build floor and hardware design, flagging hard-to-build decisions and driving specific alternatives to closure.
Run process FMEA on new and changed build steps to get ahead of likely failure modes before they become chronic.
Build the root-cause and defect-closure system, instrument how issues get discovered, root-caused and closed.
Define the metrics infrastructure, run time studies, identify bottleneck stations, and instrument the line to produce real cycle time, first-pass yield, and scrap data.