Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location
Boston, MA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Robotics & Automation
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-10-26
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering across the product lifecycle: concept, prototyping, pilot, production ramp, and end-of-life.
- Serve as the primary voice of manufacturing in design reviews, change management, and product development discussions.
- Develop and execute scalable strategies for in-house vs. external partner manufacturing.
- Own process development, tooling design/selection, and equipment readiness for new products.
- Define and implement test fixtures, jigs, and quality processes for robotics subassemblies and systems.
- Create and maintain manufacturing documentation: work instructions, SOPs, process maps, and visual aids.
- Drive root cause analysis (RCCA), yield improvements, and corrective actions across internal and external builds.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or related field).
- 6+ years in manufacturing engineering, in automation, electro-mechanical systems, robotics (preferred).
- Strong working knowledge of DFM/DFA, GD&T, tooling, and production line setup.
- Hands-on experience with pilot builds, ECOs, process validation, and test equipment.
- Proven track record of shipping mission-critical hardware products from concept to deployment.
- Proficiency with MFG tools such as OnShape, Jira, PLM (Arena preferred), MES (Tulip preferred), Netsuite.
- Six Sigma certification a plus.
