- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Defense
- Location
- SeattleWashingtonUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Aug 21, 2026
Full-time
Manufacturing Engineer, NPI (New Production Introduction)
Job description
Working closely with design engineering and production teams, you will help translate new designs into practical, repeatable build processes, with a focus on design for integration and manufacturability. You’ll contribute to integration workflows, first-pass test interfaces, and production-ready tools and systems.
This is a deeply hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys working on the shop floor at the intersection of design, prototyping, and system-level problem solving for new products.
Overland’s vehicle production team is seeking an NPI Manufacturing Engineer to help develop and launch our autonomous off-road vehicles.
Job responsibilities
- Develop and refine manufacturing integration flows that decompose the Ultra vehicle platform into logical subassemblies and build sequences, ensuring efficient and repeatable builds.
- Maintain configuration control across a large multi-level BOM as the hardware configuration evolves.
- Collaborate with design engineering to drive design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-integration (DFI) feedback into new releases.
- Translate engineering intent into clear and concise build documentation (torque specs, harness routing, key inspections and tests).
- Drive continuous improvement across the build process, through hands-on understanding and feedback from the engineering technicians.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years integrating complex electromechanical systems from prototype through production.
- Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar CAD software.
- Proven expertise in multi-subsystem integration—combining mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces into one functioning hardware product.
- Experience implementing and optimizing a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) such as First Resonance ION.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills across design, manufacturing, and technician teams.
- Experience creating or optimizing integration and assembly processes for large, complex systems.
- Hands-on, floor-oriented problem solver who thrives in fast-moving environments.