1X Technologies
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
$141K–$181K
Hayward, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting precision mechanical or electromechanical products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Own and develop manufacturing processes for robotic components and assemblies, taking products from prototype through production and improving quality, throughput, and scalability.
What you'll do
- Develop and release scalable machining, assembly, inspection, and validation processes; design fixtures, tooling, CAM programs, and automation solutions.
- Improve cycle time, first-pass yield, and reliability through continuous improvement and process controls.
- Support NPI from prototype builds through production ramp, maintaining manufacturing readiness and documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting precision mechanical or electromechanical products.
- Experience with CAM programming, fixture design, tooling development, precision machining, and production process development using DFM.
- Experience with electromechanical assembly integration, GD&T, tolerance stack analysis, CMM inspection, and precision measurement.
Nice to have
- Experience manufacturing robotic actuators, joints, motion-control systems, or other precision electromechanical products.
- Familiarity with automation, lights-out machining, or advanced manufacturing technologies.
Pay
$141,000 - $181,000 USD base salary; Equity (amount not stated)
Tools
CAM, GD&T, CMM, CAD, PLM, ERP, SPC, Lean Manufacturing
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