Description
We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing team in Quonset, RI. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. This responsibility includes Design for Manufacturability, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
- Writing documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
- Developing process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
- Working with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metal/plastic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
- Working with technicians and other engineers in a hands-on fashion building prototype hardware
- Developing novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts
- Contributing to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
Requirements include:
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
- 3+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
- Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware to spec in a start-up environment
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Preferred qualifications include experience in sub-sea robotics (AUVs, UUVs, underwater sensors/equipment), experience working with electrical systems up to 400VDc, subsea cable splicing or fabrication experience, experience with pressure vessels and/or pressure systems/equipment, prior experience working with JIRA, Teamcenter (PLM), NetSuite (ERP) or equivalents, experience with large scale low volume / high mix manufacturing, and a never-ending sense of urgency and enthusiasm.