Manufacturing and Quality Engineer

Summary

Join R-Zero as a key leader in Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality within Manufacturing. This high-impact role leverages your problem-solving, project management, leadership, and technical skills in a dynamic production environment. You will monitor PO progress, implement manufacturing and quality assurance processes, improve the supply chain, and own NPI in manufacturing. Responsibilities include identifying alternative manufacturing partners, onboarding new partners, working cross-functionally, developing solutions to technical problems, and implementing a continuous improvement program. You will also participate in the Quality Management System implementation and lead quality improvement projects. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's preferred), 10+ years of operations or manufacturing engineering experience, and 5+ years managing a production organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing or related field). Masters preferred
• Minimum 10 years of operations or manufacturing engineering experience (manufacturing electronics or computer devices desirable)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing a production organization
• Strong project management experience with demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects and changing priorities; make sound decisions under pressure, and work effectively in a globally distributed team environment
• High-level analytical acumen and fact-based problem solving with demonstrated ability to develop and drive creative, game-changing strategies
• Demonstrate professional presence in all meetings relating to Operations to various levels of the organization (internal and external) including the Executive Leadership Team. Communication style adapts to the level of the organization present
• Bias toward action; initiative and autonomy in making decisions
• Prior experience operating a PLM system (in particular, Arena)

Responsibilities

• Monitor PO progress, communicating delays, developing solutions with CM’s
• Responsible for the timely development and implementation of manufacturing and quality assurance processes that will ensure product availability and quality
• Identify and implement improvements in the supply chain to reduce BOM and landed cost of all product
• Own NPI in manufacturing: knowledge of transitioning prototypes to manufacturing
• Identify alternative manufacturing partners for existing and NPI devices to optimize cost savings, product requirements and quality manufacturing
• Onboard new manufacturing partners ensuring implementation of manufacturing and quality standards in alignment with manufacturing agreements
• Work cross functionally with Hardware Engineering and CM partners to improve manufacturing process efficiency, quality and costs
• Develop effective and timely solutions to technical problems in manufacturing and the supply chain
• Monitor manufacturing organization success/failure with a focus on data, and resultant corrective action plans in support of QMS
• Implement a continuous improvement program to improve production processes and report on progress quarterly
• Participate in Quality Management System implementation
• Represent Supply Chain during system requirements, testing and implementation phase
• Author SOP’s related to Manufacturing which will be included in the QMS, update when manufacturing processes change
• Lead quality improvement projects in conjunction with QMS roll out
• Participate in CAPAs related to manufacturing: investigation, process improvement, measurement of success
• Partner with Hardware Engineering to manage our PLM tool data

Benefits

• Generous time-off policies and paid holidays
• Competitive total compensation with equity
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision) and 401(k) program starting on day one
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Monthly stipend to support home internet and cell phone for work purposes
• Budget for WFH equipment
• Monthly in-office lunches and happy hours
• Learning and development support
• Hybrid work environment with only one mandatory day per week in office