Senior Manager, Process Engineering

United States Digital Space LLC; Oulu; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Process Engineering to lead a team of process engineers in developing, validating, and industrializing hardware products.

You will drive DFM/Assembly with cross-functional teams, influence early decisions, and oversee root-cause analysis and corrective actions across prototype to mass production ramp.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Strong people leadership experience with the ability to set direction and develop talent.
• Deep hands-on expertise in process development, validation, and industrialization in high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of process engineers, setting priorities and development plans.
• Define and drive the process engineering roadmap across new and sustaining programs.
• Lead process development, validation, and design transfer from EVT/DVT to mass production ramp.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability/Assembly with cross-functional teams to influence decisions early.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions across prototypes to ramped production.
• Own process engineering contributions to NPI builds and readiness reviews, and ensure successful factory ramp-up.

Skills

People leadership

Process engineering

Manufacturing

DFM/DFX

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Our mission at the company is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their the company Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We're looking for a Senior Manager, Process Engineering to lead a team of process engineers driving process development, qualification, industrialization, and continuous improvement for our hardware products. You'll combine deep hands‑on process expertise in miniature electronics assembly (gluing, fixturing, automation, process validation) with strong people leadership — setting team direction, coaching engineers, and representing manufacturing across cross‑functional programs from NPI through mass production ramp.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of process engineers — setting priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Define and drive the process engineering roadmap across new and sustaining programs, aligned with company and manufacturing readiness priorities.
• Lead process development, validation, and design transfer from EVT/DVT through PVT and mass production ramp, through direct team leadership and factory engagement.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability/Assembly with mechanical, electrical, product, quality, and operations teams to influence decisions early.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, failure analysis, and corrective action (DOE, SPC, 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa) across prototype, pilot, ramp, and sustaining production.
• Own process engineering's contribution to NPI builds — readiness reviews, line preparation, issue escalation, and closure of action items.
• Ensure successful factory ramp‑up through readiness planning, process capability development, and issue recovery with internal teams and manufacturing partners.
• Establish process capability and measurement discipline (Cp/Cpk, GR&R, MSA) and maintain core process documentation (PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions).
• Drive yield improvement and operational efficiency by prioritizing high-impact issues and scaling solutions into robust standards.
• Build strong relationships with global factory partners and suppliers, and communicate process readiness, risks, and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.

What we would love to see

• Strong people leadership experience — setting direction, delegating, developing talent, and holding a high bar for execution.
• Proven consumer electronics manufacturing experience with miniature electronics assemblies (adhesives, mechanical assembly, flex/PCB, tooling, automation).
• Deep hands‑on expertise in process development, characterization, validation, and industrialization in high‑volume manufacturing.
• Strong track record in root‑cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions and supporting NPI builds and ramp‑up.
• Ability to influence across engineering, operations, quality, and external manufacturing partners, converting data into practical priorities.
• Clear written and verbal English communication; willingness to travel to development sites, factories, and suppliers.

Typical profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Typically 8–12+ years in manufacturing/process engineering, including meaningful leadership of engineers or cross‑functional technical teams.

the company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at the company are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.