Manufacturing Engineer

Sunflower Labs; Stallikon; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunflower Labs seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to bridge R&D and Production, owning released product data and turning it into stable, documented, and efficient production processes on the factory floor.

You will drive DFM/DFA reviews, production readiness, SOPs, tooling, and test processes, while solving issues on assembly lines and collaborating with R&D to scale complex hardware.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, industrialization, NPI, or a similar role.
• Practical experience manufacturing and troubleshooting electronic or electromechanical products.
• Strong understanding of assembly processes, production tooling, fixtures, testing, and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to independently review drawings, tolerances, BOMs, specifications, and released engineering data.
• Practical knowledge of DFM/DFA, root‑cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Programming or scripting skills sufficient to understand, modify, and debug production or test tools; Python or similar is a strong fit.
• Experience creating and maintaining assembly instructions, SOPs, and controlled production documentation.
• Ability to work independently across R&D and Production and take ownership of manufacturing readiness.
• Good spoken and written English.
• EU/EFTA citizenship or a valid Swiss work permit.

Responsibilities

• Own the transfer of released products, revisions, BOMs, drawings, specifications, and technical data from R&D into production.
• Perform DFM/DFA reviews and identify issues affecting manufacturability, assembly, testing, quality, cost, or cycle time.
• Provide structured manufacturing feedback to mechanical and electrical teams.
• Define production readiness and ensure engineering changes are correctly implemented on the production floor.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and transition prototypes into repeatable production.
• Create, approve, and continuously maintain assembly instructions, SOPs, test instructions, inspection instructions, and rework procedures.
• Ensure production documentation always matches the latest released product revision.
• Provide day‑to‑day technical support to technicians and remove process or tooling‑related production blockers.
• Troubleshoot assembly, test, fixture, tooling, and configuration issues and drive root‑cause resolution.
• Work with R&D when production issues require design, software, test, or documentation changes.
• Develop, improve, and maintain production fixtures, jigs, test setups, tools, and supporting scripts.
• Improve assembly sequence, workstation layout, standard work, material flow, and production methods.
• Reduce rework, waiting time, manual workarounds, process variation, and cycle time.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles such as 5S, standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Troubleshooting

Python scripting

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

English communication

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Test equipment

Python

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, hands‑on Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing team and act as the technical bridge between R&D and Production.

You will take ownership of released product data and turn it into stable, documented, and efficient production processes. This includes DFM/DFA review, production readiness, assembly instructions and SOPs, tooling and test‑process support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for someone with a strong foundation in manufacturing electronic or electromechanical products, hands‑on technical troubleshooting, and practical programming or scripting used in production or test environments. Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or similarly complex hardware is a plus.

This is a Mid / Senior position for someone who can independently take a released design from R&D and make it production‑ready.

You should be comfortable moving between engineering discussions and the production floor: reviewing a drawing, debugging an electronic assembly or test process, improving a fixture or script, updating an SOP, and helping technicians remove blockers. The goal is to make production more reliable, repeatable, and efficient as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the transfer of released products, revisions, BOMs, drawings, specifications, and technical data from R&D into production.
• Perform DFM/DFA reviews and identify issues affecting manufacturability, assembly, testing, quality, cost, or cycle time.
• Provide structured manufacturing feedback to mechanical and electrical teams.
• Define production readiness and ensure engineering changes are correctly implemented on the production floor.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and transition prototypes into repeatable production.
• Create, approve, and continuously maintain assembly instructions, SOPs, test instructions, inspection instructions, and rework procedures.
• Ensure production documentation always matches the latest released product revision.
• Provide day‑to‑day technical support to technicians and remove process or tooling‑related production blockers.
• Troubleshoot assembly, test, fixture, tooling, and configuration issues and drive root‑cause resolution.
• Work with R&D when production issues require design, software, test, or documentation changes.
• Develop, improve, and maintain production fixtures, jigs, test setups, tools, and supporting scripts.
• Improve assembly sequence, workstation layout, standard work, material flow, and production methods.
• Reduce rework, waiting time, manual workarounds, process variation, and cycle time.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles such as 5S, standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands‑on experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, industrialization, NPI, or a similar role.
• Practical experience manufacturing and troubleshooting electronic or electromechanical products.
• Strong understanding of assembly processes, production tooling, fixtures, testing, and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to independently review drawings, tolerances, BOMs, specifications, and released engineering data.
• Practical knowledge of DFM/DFA, root‑cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Programming or scripting skills sufficient to understand, modify, and debug production or test tools; Python or similar is a strong fit.
• Experience creating and maintaining assembly instructions, SOPs, and controlled production documentation.
• Ability to work independently across R&D and Production and take ownership of manufacturing readiness.
• Good spoken and written English.
• EU/EFTA citizenship or a valid Swiss work permit.

Bonus Points

• Experience with robotics, drones, aerospace, automotive, or other complex hardware products.
• Experience with both mechanical and electrical assemblies and production test systems.
• Experience designing production fixtures, jigs, or test equipment.
• Experience with FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, Lean, 5S, or Kaizen.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or PLM systems such as Odoo, Aligni, or similar tools.