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Apptronik is a Series B human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered humanoid robots (Apollo) to support humanity across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and beyond. The company operates at the cutting edge of applied AI, solving critical challenges in safety, commercialization, and mass production.
The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering will lead the scaling of complex hardware from early engineering builds into repeatable, high-volume production. This is a key technical leadership role responsible for building and developing the Manufacturing Engineering team, shaping product industrialization, and partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to transform ambitious designs into robust manufacturing systems.
Key responsibilities include:
**Team Leadership:** Build and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, establish priorities and ownership, and ensure effective technical support from prototype through production.
**Industrialization & NPI:** Lead Manufacturing Engineering engagement during early builds, translating design and build learnings into scalable processes, tooling, documentation, and production readiness.
**Manufacturing Definition & Systems:** Own MBOMs, Bills of Process, operation sequencing, and Work Instruction standards. Ensure EBOM-to-MBOM alignment and successful integration with PLM, ERP, and MES systems.
**Process, Tooling & DFM:** Own manufacturing process development, tooling and fixture strategy, DFM/DFA, PFMEA, and process validation to ensure products are ready for repeatable production.
**Yield & Manufacturing Performance:** Own improvement of first-pass yield, defects, rework, cycle time, and process capability. Drive cross-functional root-cause investigations and corrective actions for systemic manufacturing issues.
**Production Readiness & Scale:** Own Manufacturing Engineering readiness for pilot builds, production ramp, change implementation, and Contract Manufacturer technical transfer. Escalate risks that threaten quality, schedule, or production readiness.
The role offers the opportunity to influence product design early, establish manufacturing standards and systems required for scale, and directly impact quality, cost, throughput, and the company's ability to ramp new products successfully.
**Requirements:**
- 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience, including 2+ years of technical or people leadership
- Strong background in complex hardware manufacturing, NPI, process development, tooling, and production industrialization
- Experience with MBOMs, BOPs, PLM, ERP, MES, and engineering change management
- Strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, PFMEA, SPC, DOE, process validation, and root-cause analysis
- Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive cross-functional accountability
- Strong communication skills with ability to navigate conflict, deliver difficult feedback, and build trust across teams
- Experience prioritizing work, delegating effectively, and balancing team capacity with business needs
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- Experience with high degree-of-freedom electromechanical assemblies, robotics, precision mechanisms, or actuation systems is a plus
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, averaging 15% per year
