Manufacturing Applications Engineer

2 hours agoLeadSalary: 150K - 250KEmeryville, CA Onsite Full Time Engineering Jobs by Foundry Robotics

Foundry Robotics

AI-first robotics company building flexible robotic assembly factories for U.S. manufacturing and dual-use applications.

Seed

San Francisco, United States

Funding history

Equity offering (Form D) ($5.5M)Seed ($14M)

Investors

Khosla Ventures Red Glass Ventures

About Foundry Robotics

Foundry Robotics operates AI-driven robotic cells for assembly, including defense and dual-use robotics, battery-pack assembly, and advanced hardware sub-assemblies.

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Skills

3d Cad Applications Engineering As9100 Bom Cost Modeling Dfa Dfm Dfra Ear Electromechanical Assembly Erp Iatf 16949 Iso 9001 Itar Manufacturing Mes Npi Onshape Process Flow Solidworks Wire Harness

Candidate Availability

Onsite · Emeryville · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will lead customer discovery, assess technical fit, and turn drawings, BOMs, and volumes into DFM/DFA reviews, process flows, cost models, and proposals. You will define build standards, provide technical inputs for quotes and SOWs, manage technical handoffs through pilot delivery, and create reusable estimating tools.

Requirements

5 to 10 years in manufacturing engineering, NPI, or applications engineering
2+ years in a customer-facing role at a contract manufacturer, EMS provider, or hardware supplier
Experience estimating programs from drawing packages and BOMs
Familiarity with mechanical and electromechanical assembly and wire-harness build
Working proficiency in 3D CAD such as SolidWorks or Onshape
Experience communicating with engineering-manager and VP-level customers
Experience in a formal quality system such as AS9100, ISO 9001, or IATF 16949
U.S. person status under ITAR and EAR
Willingness to travel to customer sites 30 to 40% of the time

Responsibilities

Lead discovery calls and customer visits
Own technical intake for drawings, BOMs, volumes, materials, tolerances, testing, certifications, and export-control status
Run DFM and DFA reviews
Provide technical inputs for quotes
Scope design-services engagements
Define build standards with customers
Hand off complete technical packages and remain the technical contact through first-article and pilot delivery
Build reusable technical intake forms, process-estimate templates, and cost models

Benefits