- Raydar
- San Mateo, CA
- Full-Time
- 20 days ago
- $150,000–$250,000 / year
Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
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Manufacturing Engineering Manager: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role leads manufacturing engineering for a complex hardware product moving from prototype builds to repeatable production.
- The Person:The person will manage the operations team, oversee builds, improve assembly processes, lead product introduction through production-ready builds, maintain manufacturing documentation and data systems, and liaise with the plant.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing or new product introduction engineering, experience supervising technicians and engineers, and practical process development skills including fixture design, assembly methods, and tooling selection.
About the role
About the company
Our client is a technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a hands-on production organization that is moving a complex hardware product from early prototypes to steady, repeatable output. The role covers people management, day-to-day build oversight, process design and the creation of a growing operations function. It suits someone who enjoys setting up new systems rather than running an established one.
What you'll do
- Manage assembly technicians and manufacturing engineers, and expand the operations team over time.
- Oversee builds already underway, deciding daily priorities, working around material shortages and raising issues early when work is blocked.
- Bring down the labor hours needed to assemble each unit by refining processes, shortening cycle times and developing fixtures and tools.
- Lead new product introduction from the first engineering release through pilot runs to production-ready builds.
- Provide design engineers with clear, practical input on how easily their designs can be built.
- Maintain build documentation, work instructions and manufacturing data systems, ensuring they stay current as designs evolve.
- Serve as the primary liaison to the manufacturing plant as it scales.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 7+ years in manufacturing or new product introduction engineering.
- Experience supervising assembly technicians and engineers, either in a formal management role or as a team lead.
- A record of setting up production lines and the operations teams that support them.
- Background with complex electromechanical products built in small batches with high variety.
- Hands-on experience moving a product from prototype stage to stable production.
- Practical process development skills, including fixture design, assembly methods and selecting tooling.
- Comfort working with product lifecycle and bill of materials systems.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days per week.
Bonus points
- Scripting skills for handling manufacturing data, such as Python.
- Experience with wire harness and cable assembly.
- Skill at collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers and taking a clear stance on buildability.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Mateo, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in the office
- Full-time