Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Matternet
$150-200k
+ Stock options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
On-demand drone delivery
Be an early applicant
On-demand drone delivery
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-200k
+ Stock options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make access to physical goods frictionless and universal.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience; Master's degree preferred
- 7+ years experience building complex electromechanical products in significant volume
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including assembly, testing, and automation
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across different teams
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and safety standards relevant to manufacturing
- Experience working with contract manufacturers
- Ability to interpret technical engineering drawings
- Demonstrated experience scaling manufacturing operations
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset, with a history of effectively working in cross-functional team environments
Desirable
- Experience in designing an aircraft system
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and safety standards relevant to UAVs
- Knowledge of electrical systems integration
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to establish efficient and robust manufacturing processes and to manage production builds, ensuring the highest levels of product quality and reliability
- Develop and execute Matternet’s overall manufacturing strategy to meet current and future production demands, ensuring scalability and cost-effectiveness
- Engage with external manufacturing partners and vendors as needed, ensuring strong relationships and effective collaboration
- Develop, document, and implement manufacturing processes for Matternet aircraft and accessories
- Coordinate implementation of changes to design and process to ensure smooth transition between revisions of parts and products
- Create and maintain KPIs for manufacturing to monitor progress and changes in output or quality
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across all manufacturing processes, leveraging lean manufacturing principles and data-driven analysis to optimize efficiency and reduce waste
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to ensure seamless transitions from design to manufacturing and to resolve any manufacturing-related challenges
- Optimize the manufacturing space including material storage, product flow, and line layouts
- Design and implement jigs, fixtures, and manufacturing aids
- Provide feedback to Engineering teams to improve product designs for manufacturability
Our take
Matternet is helping to revolutionize access to goods across the globe, with products that help organizations operate drone logistics networks. It offers significant savings of time, money, and energy that thus far remain unrivaled in the industry. It's a major player in the smart drug delivery drone market, and has partnerships with healthcare services and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Developing this specialization and strong reputation has helped Matternet see sustained growth.
While drone regulations in the United States have stunted scaling, the company received FAA approval in late 2022, enabling it to build on the success it has earned abroad (as its European and Asian markets have more amenable regulations for large-scale drone networks). Having overcome this hurdle, Matternet has received a waiver which allows it to operate twenty drones with a single pilot. This stands as a testament to Matternet's autonomous flight capabilities, and when expanded will drop the price of its drone deliveries to a point where they can compete with traditional methods on cost.
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Insights
-25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2022
$21.5m
LATE VC
Jan 2022
$45m
LATE VC
Total funding: $95.5m
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Andreas Raptopoulos
(CEO)Before founding Matternet, they founded Future Acoustics and aylo, both focusing on music experience. They are part of the WEF's Global Drone and Aerial Mobility Council and hold several US and international patents. In addition, they were a TED Global speaker and participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos (2016 and 2017).
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