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Salary: USD 137,600 - 206,400 / annual
Carbon is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join its Santa Clara, CA facility (Thomas Rd) on a full-time, onsite basis (5 days/week, Monday–Friday). The role focuses on developing, improving, and maintaining manufacturing processes for Carbon's 3D printer systems and large accessories, with hands-on support to the production line and leadership in new process development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in, maintain, and improve manufacturing operations of complex electromechanical and optical assemblies from development through ongoing production.
- Provide day-to-day production line support, including troubleshooting line-down situations and driving root cause investigations to resolution.
- Develop new processes to improve efficiency and maintain existing processes across the line.
- Design and build test fixtures and tooling to support manufacturing and testing optimization.
- Program, troubleshoot, and maintain servers and PCAs.
- Create, maintain, and improve Work Instructions and other manufacturing documentation.
- Participate in new process/product development activities and drive cross-functional collaboration (Design, Systems, Production, Quality, Supply Chain).
- Train technicians and engineers (in-house and at supplier sites) on new and existing processes.
- Organize manufacturing workflows and ensure procedures comply with safety and environmental regulations.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing engineering, demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems, and experience driving process improvements in fast-paced environments. This is an individual contributor role with significant technical scope and mentoring responsibilities.
Requirements:
- B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- 5+ years of work experience in manufacturing environments (excluding internships) with demonstrated ability to function in fast-paced settings and manage workload based on changing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability using CAD tools to design fixtures and tools.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with complex electromechanical, optical, and pneumatic assemblies.
- Demonstrated ability resolving production line down issues and non-conformances using standard root cause analysis techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to create technical documentation such as SOPs and Work Instructions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience troubleshooting equipment containing UV lasers, high-end optical systems, and complex electromechanical assemblies.
- Experience in additive manufacturing or 3D printing production environments.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing systems and software.
