Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Summary
- Build what doesnt exist yet Work on first-of-its-kind advanced energy infrastructure in a fast-moving technically ambitious environment
- Grow with us: Work alongside leading engineers operators and investors in a mission-driven and ambitious environment
- Competitive pay full benefits and equity in a company shaping the future of energy and space
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for evaluating current manual processes and making them more efficient robust and reliable through improved instructions tooling or implementing automation solutions.
This role is ideal for someone with strong factory-floor instincts who understands how to build things at rate and with an eye towards economics based automation in the real worldnot just on paperand who thrives in a fast-moving build-focused environment.
In this role your work will optimize processes and enable production employees engineers and scientists across the organization as they bring our demonstration system online.
- Set-up and analyze manufacturing processes to identify assembly sequence and tooling improvements as well as automation opportunities that reduce labor and increase throughput capacity capability and yield
- Collaborate with design engineering to influence product DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturability/Automation) to ease automation integration
- Design and develop tools that aid in error free assembly improve safety and quality
- Write and or edit electronic work instructions for repetitive assembly steps to document the best known practices incorporate inspection steps to verify quality document traceability and data collection steps as needed
- Specify source and deploy off-the-shelf or custom automation equipment including conveyors actuators robotics inspection stations and tooling
- Write and maintain documentation for equipment setup operation troubleshooting and maintenance
- Support process development and initial production with a focus on root cause analysis and continuous improvement
- Facilitate change management on the facility floor; including manufacturing validation
- Partner closely with area managers manufacturing technicians mechanical engineers and quality to ensure equipment performance aligns with production goals
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering or related equivalent experience in this field
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering or automation in a relatable production environment
- Hands-on experience developing and integrating automation equipment including mechanical and control systems (pneumatics motion control sensors)
- Experience with robotic arms (e.g. UR Fanuc ABB) end-of-arm tooling and collaborative automation
- Strong CAD proficiency (e.g. PTC Creo) and ability to design tooling and fixturing
- Demonstrated capability with PLCs industrial communication protocols and control systems (e.g. Allen-Bradley Siemens Beckhoff etc.)
- Solid understanding of process validation process capability and yield improvement methodologies and dashboard reporting showing system health
- Experience managing external automation integrators or machine builders
- Familiarity with MES SCADA or factory data collection tools
- Comfortable operating in an evolving ambiguous and cross-functional startup environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in electromechanical product assembly or electronics manufacturing.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems.
- Familiarity with datavis tools and visual factory concepts that use dashboards IoT data and visual tools to display real-time facility performance.
- Proficiency with Twincat Python or similar scripting languages for automation/data acquisition.
Required Skills:
5 years of experience in project engineering fabrication manufacturing industrial construction or related technical execution roles Experience managing complex vendor-built scopes involving welded assemblies structural steel machined components or industrial systems Working knowledge of welding fabrication inspection and manufacturing documentation Familiarity with AWS D1.1 AWS D1.6 or ASME B31.3 and associated industry standards and practices Ability to read engineering drawings specifications requests for quotation inspection plans and construction or fabrication scopes Strong schedule management and cross-functional coordination skills Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to drive clarity across technical and non-technical teams Willingness to travel up to 50 percent between San Leandro vendors and Albuquerque build sites Preferred Qualifications Experience in fusion aerospace energy shipbuilding heavy industrial or other first-of-a-kind hardware environments Experience owning supplier scopes from request for quotation through fabrication delivery and field installation Familiarity with field fit-up weld inspection nonconformance resolution and installation sequencing Hands-on familiarity with welding fabrication and construction means and methods Experience with large stainless steel structures vacuum hardware pressure systems or custom tooling Experience working in fast-paced environments with evolving designs and aggressive schedules
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering civil engineering construction engineering or a related technical field
