Manufacturing Design Engineer

Hark; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hark in San Jose is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Design Engineer to bridge design intent and physical product. You will work closely with designers and engineers to ensure manufacturability and uphold design integrity throughout production.

Ideal candidates should have a deep understanding of various manufacturing processes and quality standards. This full-time position offers a competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing design.
• Deep knowledge of finishes and manufacturing processes.
• Proven ability to protect design quality through high-volume production.

Responsibilities

• Partner with industrial designers and mechanical engineers.
• Own design for manufacturability across applicable areas.
• Work directly with contract manufacturers and tooling vendors.
• Identify and resolve manufacturing risks early.
• Contribute to process improvements across Hark's hardware line.

Skills

Manufacturing design experience

Knowledge of finishes

Understanding of manufacturing processes

GD&T and tolerancing

Job description

About Hark

Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence. One that is proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting with the world through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory.

We're pairing that intelligence with next-generation hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines. While today's AI largely operates through chat boxes and decade-old devices, Hark is focused on what comes next: agentic systems that interact naturally with people and the real world.

To get there, we're developing multimodal models and next-generation AI hardware together - designed from the ground up as a single, unified interface for a new era of intelligent systems.

About the Role

We are looking for an incredible Manufacturing Design Engineer to bridge the gap between design intent and the physical product at Hark. You will work with ID and PD, ensuring that what we conceive is built exactly as imagined at quality and scale.

This is the role where craft meets constraint. You understand materials, processes and tolerances at a deep level, and you use that knowledge to protect the integrity of the design all the way through production. You've worked closely with factories, tooling engineers and supply chain partners, and you know how to navigate that world without compromising what matters.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with industrial designers and mechanical engineers to translate design concepts into manufacturable products
• Owning design for manufacturability (DFM) across materials, finishes, tolerances and assembly processes
• Working directly with contract manufacturers, tooling vendors and supply chain partners to drive quality and consistency
• Identifying and resolving manufacturing risks early in the development cycle
• Maintaining design intent through mass production, managing deviations and approving samples
• Contributing to process improvements that raise the quality bar across Hark's hardware line

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing design
• Deep knowledge on working with finishes
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes including CNC machining, injection moulding, die casting, surface finishing and assembly
• Experience working with contract manufacturers
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerancing and mechanical design principles
• Proven ability to protect design quality through high-volume production
• Comfortable working across time zones and cultures with factory and supplier partners
• A sharp eye for detail and an uncompromising standard for fit, finish and feel

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is between $150,000 - $300,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.