Manufacturing Engineer, Production

The Manufacturing Engineer, Production is essential in ensuring robust production support and facilitating the scaling of manufacturing processes. This role is responsible for integrating new customer technical expectations seamlessly into the factory's capabilities, supporting the transition from low-rate to high-volume production, and spearheading the adoption of new automated production assets and software enhancements.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer requirements for quality and compliance
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications, translating requirements into shop floor work instructions and inspection criteria
• Lead quality planning activities during NPI, including control plans, FAI documentation, and first article reporting
• Onboard new customers, ensuring the factory's technical capabilities meet their expectations
• Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods to maintain workflow efficiency
• Own problem solving and disposition of production defects, drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates
• Maintain auditable production methods, ensuring documentation and processes are inspection-ready at all times
• Support and conduct internal audits, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to closure
• Lead the factory's transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing, identifying and implementing necessary changes in processes and infrastructure
• Onboard new automated production assets, collaborating with software engineering to drive improvements in software products that support manufacturing processes
• Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume production needs
• Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another related STEM field and 4-6 years of engineering experience in a production environment
• In lieu of a degree, at least 5-6+ years of experience in a high-intensity production environment may be considered
• Familiarity with machining operations and experience