Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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

San Francisco, United States
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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About the Role

You will own capital tooling and automation projects from production requirements through RFQ, vendor selection, acceptance testing, ramp, and production handoff. You will manage suppliers, achieve equipment performance targets, provide manufacturability input, and develop capital-equipment business cases.

Requirements

  • 5 to 8 years of manufacturing engineering experience
  • Experience taking production equipment from RFQ through FAT, SAT, and SOP
  • Experience scaling products from prototype builds to high-volume production
  • Experience with robotic or automated assembly systems
  • Vendor management experience
  • 3D CAD proficiency
  • Experience defining OEE, cycle-time, and yield targets
  • Business-case and ROI analysis experience

Responsibilities

  • Own equipment introduction projects from requirements through ramp to SOP
  • Benchmark, select, and manage line builders and tooling suppliers
  • Define and achieve OEE, throughput, and cycle-time targets
  • Provide DFM and DFA input on product, process, and tooling designs
  • Build business cases and ROI analyses for capital equipment
  • Transfer process and maintenance documentation to production after SOP
  • Coordinate equipment integration with engineering disciplines

Benefits

  • Equity compensation
  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Generous PTO