Manufacturing Applications Engineer

What you'll do

• Lead customer discovery and technical intake; assess drawings, BOMs, volumes, materials, and requirements.
• Perform DFM/DFA reviews and develop process flows, cost estimates, and proposal inputs.
• Create reusable estimation tools and standards, and own technical handoffs through first-article and pilot delivery.

What they ask for

• 5 to 10 years in manufacturing engineering, NPI, or applications engineering, including 2+ years customer-facing at a contract manufacturer, EMS provider, or hardware supplier.
• Experience estimating programs from drawing packages and BOMs through process flows, labor estimates, and cost models.
• Hands-on familiarity with mechanical and electromechanical assembly, wire harness build, test, and inspection; working proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or equivalent).
• Experience within a formal quality system and defining build standards with revision control; must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR and EAR and willing to travel 30 to 40%.

Nice to have

• Tier 1 or EMS supplier experience serving robotics, aerospace, defense, automotive, or EV customers.
• Experience taking a vehicle or robot program from prototype to volume production; MES or ERP experience and interest in automating estimation.

Pay

$150,000—$250,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

SolidWorks, Onshape, AS9100, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, MES, ERP, FoundryOS

AI focus

Contributes customer needs and lessons to FoundryOS and robotic cell roadmaps, and automates estimation processes for robotic assembly programs.