Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship and manufacturing performance of contract manufacturing partners.
• Plan and execute manufacturing transfers between internal production and external partners, as well as between contract manufacturing sites.
• Partner with R&D early in product development to drive DFM/DFA, define manufacturing strategies, and ensure new assemblies are ready for external production.
• Develop and transfer complete manufacturing packages, including process flows, work instructions, routings, and inspection plans
• Develop and transfer custom tooling and fixtures to support assembly
• Lead pilot builds, process characterization, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), production readiness reviews, and manufacturing ramp activities.
• Establish clear transfer plans, schedules, risks, deliverables, and acceptance criteria to ensure continuity of supply and successful production handoffs.
• Drive improvements in quality, yield, delivery, capacity, cycle time, and cost across the external manufacturing network.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, NPI, industrialization, supplier manufacturing, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience transferring complex electromechanical assemblies between internal production and contract manufacturing sites.
• Experience identifying, evaluating, qualifying, and onboarding contract manufacturers or other strategic manufacturing partners.
• Strong knowledge of electromechanical assembly, production tooling, fixtures, test equipment, inspection methods, and manufacturing process controls.
• Experience developing and transferring manufacturing documentation, including assembly procedures, process flows, routings, inspection plans, PFMEAs, control plans, and training materials.
• Experience leading pilot builds, production readiness reviews, process validation, and manufacturing ramp activities.
• Strong working knowledge of DFM/DFA, root-cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, and statistical process control.