Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Production Systems)

• Collaborative Robotics is looking for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Production Systems to design and launch the in-house production system for our robots
• You will own the production line from a blank sheet through stable, repeatable operation. That includes architecting the manufacturing process, ideating on fixtures and tools, establishing process controls, identifying bottlenecks, and working directly with hardware engineers and build technicians to improve how the robot is designed and assembled
• You will have meaningful ownership, limited existing infrastructure, and the support to build a production system that can grow with the company
• Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction
• Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around
• Architect the end-to-end build sequence and work instructions for the production line, starting from a hardware design with no prior production history
• Define the fixture design philosophy for the line
• Serve as the primary link between the build floor and hardware design, flagging hard-to-build decisions and driving specific alternatives to closure
• Run process FMEA on new and changed build steps to get ahead of likely failure modes before they become chronic
• Build the root-cause and defect-closure system, instrument how issues get discovered, root-caused and closed
• Define the metrics infrastructure, run time studies, identify bottleneck stations, and instrument the line to produce real cycle time, first-pass yield, and scrap data

Preferred experience

• Fluency with DFM/DFA principles and influencing engineering design decisions
• Demonstrated fixture/jig design judgment, knowing what to design and what to buy
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team
• Experience with data analysis and metrics for production lines
• 9+ years in manufacturing/process/production engineering for electromechanical hardware (robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, or similar)
• Direct experience standing up a new production line or NPI (new product introduction) process, ideally at low-to-mid volume with active product iteration
• Must have and maintain US work authorization
• Willing to occasionally travel
• Experience in both a CM/EMS environment and an in-house build environment
• CAD proficiency (fixture design) and familiarity with rapid prototyping (3D printing, laser cutting, basic machining) for quick fixture iteration
• Process FMEA and root-cause methodology (5-why, fishbone, etc.) experience
• Experience mentoring or setting technical direction for other process/manufacturing engineers