Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

As a Manufacturing Engineer youll be responsible for developing validating and optimizing integration processes for autonomous vehicle systemsfrom prototype through full-rate production. Youll collaborate closely with design systems integration and production teams to bring new solutions to life and ensure theyre built right every time.

What youll do

• Act as the manufacturing liaison between engineering and production teams ensuring a smooth transition from concept to repeatable builds.
• Provide handson engineering support to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems in production.
• Create and maintain process documentation: work instructions torque specs visual aids and build checklists. To include Process Flow Diagrams PFMEAs and Control Plans.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews and provide actionable feedback to design and integration engineers.
• Support prototype builds and evolve them into production-ready processes with clear documentation and quality controls.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow space requirements and equipment layout. This includes driving product waste reductions.
• Lead continuous improvement activities as applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering (or related field).
• 36 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing engineering role ideally with exposure to both low-volume prototyping and scalable production.
• Experience creating and maintaining detailed build documentation.
• Background in automotive aerospace robotics or similar system-level integration environments.
• Proven ability to design iterate and validate processes across mechanical and electrical domains.
• Excellent communication skillsyou can translate engineering requirements into technician-friendly instructions.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced settings.
• Knowledgeable in using 8D problem solving to troubleshoot and solve complex technical problems.
• Solid understanding of mechanical and electrical assembly processes including torque specs fixturing and connector systems.
• Proficiency with CAD (e.g. Inventor SolidWorks Creo) and documentation tools.
• Comfort working in shop/lab environments and directly supporting build teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicle hardware or similar sensor/compute integrations.
• Exposure to low-volume high-mix production environments.
• Experience with leading root cause analysis PFMEA development and familiarity with Six Sigma/Lean tools.
• Passion for building things that actually shipand a desire to help others do the same.
• Experience with tooling/die design development to include check fixtures.

US Salary Range
$115000$140000

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience education specialized training critical expertise training and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterras overall compensation addition to base salary and equity Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options including an HSA-eligible plan with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan including traditional Roth 401(k) and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.

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Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel are unique talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.

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