Autonomy Hardware Manufacturing Engineer

Booster; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking an experienced manufacturing/quality engineer to lead the on-site integration of autonomy hardware into trucks. You will drive QA, build procedures, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable production.

You will work with design, integration, and production teams to resolve build issues, enforce traceability, and push continuous improvement across quality and manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing or quality engineering in automotive, aerospace, or hardware tech industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end manufacturing process for integrating autonomy hardware into trucks.
• Develop and maintain assembly procedures, inspection checklists, and documentation to ensure build consistency and traceability.
• Collaborate closely with the design, integration, and production teams to rapidly resolve build issues and implement corrective actions.
• Define and implement QA processes including inspection plans, failure analysis protocols, and defect tracking.
• Analyze quality data and product metrics to identify trends, systemic issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead build events and validation activities, including first article inspections and in-process audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and QA processes to increase reliability and throughput.
• Serve as a key technical resource at the manufacturing site, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with internal engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Contract Manufacturer to establish processes.
• Perform various tests and inspections on raw materials, parts and finished trucks to verify that specified processes are met.
• Ensure and adhere to industry standards, regulations, and company policies.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Quality engineering

Electromechanical systems

Harness routing

Sensor installation

System-level testing

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

PLM systems

Spreadsheets

JIRA

Job description

Gatik is seeking an experienced manufacturing/quality engineer to lead the on-site integration of autonomy hardware into trucks. You will drive QA, build procedures, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable production.

You will work with design, integration, and production teams to resolve build issues, enforce traceability, and push continuous improvement across quality and manufacturing processes.