Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer, Apptronik

• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals & manufacturing processes
• Experience supporting new product launches from a manufacturing or product development perspective
• Excellent written and oral communication in highly technical applications
• Excellent interpersonal and team management skills
• Detailed knowledge of product development process and life cycles
• Excellent knowledge of business software tools (Microsoft office suite, G-Suite, Dropbox, etc.)

Desirable

• You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools
• It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it
• We are looking for a MDE (manufacturing design engineer) with experience in highly complex technical projects
• The MDE function at Apptronik serves to aid the hardware design team in transitioning new designs into production
• Your role is to translate new designs into mass production by evaluating optimal assembly process flows, designing & implementing assembly fixtures, and managing CM partners to establish production ready assembly lines
• This role requires technical understanding of engineering design to work with designers to design & setup prototype assembly lines at our facility, as well as management experience to transfer these prototype lines to our CM partners during production transitions
• Self motivated & proactive, demonstrating creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Translating complex designs into optimized assembly & test process flows
• Design & fabrication of assembly fixtures & equipment to support prototype assembly
• Management of vendor teams to ensure line design & setup meets program schedules
• Approval of vendors CAPEX/OPEX/Process Documentation
• Evaluating assembly process for cost reduction opportunities
• Identify key risks during project execution, and drive technical team toward solutions
• Establish RMA processes for repairing serviceable items
• Up to 20% travel