First-Hire Manufacturing Engineer: Build In-House Production

Springcraft, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Springcraft, Inc. is seeking the first dedicated manufacturing hire in Palo Alto, CA to design and stand up in-house fabrication. You will own assembly, fixtures, tooling, calibration, throughput, and the supply chain, aiming to build production capability in-house as the company grows.

You’ll work hands-on with hardware engineers on design-for-manufacturing feedback and drive yield improvements as production scales, with a competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in manufacturing, production, or process engineering for electromechanical hardware.
• Hands-on experience taking a product from prototype to volume production.
• Fixture and tooling design with strong CAD proficiency.
• DFM/DFA principles and conducting DFM reviews with design teams.
• Supply chain fundamentals: sourcing, vendor management, BOM cost and lead-time tradeoffs.
• Ability to build the process and the shop from scratch.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Design production from a blank sheet: assembly sequences, fixtures, jigs, tooling, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Stand up in-house fabrication where it beats outsourcing: evaluate, purchase, and commission the equipment, and build the shop around it.
• Own the throughput of our test and measurement process, from per-unit calibration to end-of-line test.
• Build the supply chain: component sourcing, vendor qualification, lead-time management, and second-source planning.
• Partner with hardware engineers on DFM feedback ahead of design freezes.
• Drive yield improvement and root-cause analysis as production ramps.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Prototype to volume production

CAD proficiency

DFM / DFA

Supply chain fundamentals

Process development

US work authorization

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Springcraft, Inc. is seeking the first dedicated manufacturing hire in Palo Alto, CA to design and stand up in-house fabrication. You will own assembly, fixtures, tooling, calibration, throughput, and the supply chain, aiming to build production capability in-house as the company grows.

You’ll work hands-on with hardware engineers on design-for-manufacturing feedback and drive yield improvements as production scales, with a competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity.