Manufacturing Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth plan

Mentor

Job summary

StartupForge is seeking a part-time Manufacturing Engineer to join our Davenport, IA office, offering a salary of $47,000 - $74,000 with a growth plan and mentorship. The role emphasizes strong problem-solving across GraphQL and Kotlin services, plus hands-on GitLab CI work to keep production reliable.

You will work in Davenport, IA, with opportunities for flexible work arrangements as needed and benefits tailored for long-term growth beyond the Davenport office.

Qualifications

• Willingness to commute to Davenport, IA or work flexibly.
• Experience thriving in a deadline-driven setting.
• Professionalism, integrity and discretion with sensitive information.
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hands-on GitLab CI experience that survives a whiteboard interview.

Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at StartupForge can explain.
• Keep Laravel CI under ten minutes so Davenport engineers stay in flow.
• Build the autonomy-driven GitLab CI feature that wins back IA accounts StartupForge lost.
• Read GraphQL stack traces and trace bugs to their root.
• Trace a technology number back through Kotlin services until it adds up.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across multitasking-based applications.

Skills

GraphQL experience

GitLab CI

Communication skills

Tools

Kotlin

Laravel CI

GraphQL

Job description

StartupForge is looking for a $47,000 - $74,000 Manufacturing Engineer to join our Davenport, IA office and accelerate our product roadmap. Sum it up however you want — part-time Manufacturing Engineer, $47,000 - $74,000, 1 years of GraphQL, and a stake in StartupForge that only deepens.

Key Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at StartupForge can explain
• Keep StartupForge's Laravel CI under ten minutes so Davenport, IA engineers stay in flow
• Build the autonomy-driven GitLab CI feature that wins back the IA accounts StartupForge lost
• Read the GraphQL stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Trace a technology number back through Kotlin services until it finally adds up
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Multitasking-based applications

What You'll Bring

• Willingness to commute to Davenport, IA or work flexibly as needed
• Experience thriving in a forward-thinking, deadline-driven setting like StartupForge
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• An IA work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hands-on GitLab CI experience that survives a whiteboard interview

StartupForge is a hands-on company in Davenport, IA that turns complex technology problems into simple, elegant solutions. Decisions at StartupForge come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

You will see $47,000 - $74,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Davenport office.

The StartupForge hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.