Manufacturing Engineer

Watney; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Watney Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to build the test capability from prototype to production. You will own end-of-line test procedures and drive a release that safeguards a successful build.

Join a team focused on autonomous robotic systems for data centers and help scale test capabilities across manufacturing, electrical, mechanical, and software domains. We value hands-on problem solving, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and delivering reliable, scalable test

Qualifications

• Experience moving test equipment from lab bench to production line.
• Ability to design test fixtures and procedures approved for production.
• Ability to diagnose intermittent hardware defects across mechanical, electrical, and software.

Responsibilities

• Own end-of-line test procedures through manufacturing and shipping.
• Diagnose defects that cross mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
• Scale a working test capability from prototype to production-reliable by a target build date.

Job description

Our Mission

Expand human ambition in the physical world.

Critical infrastructure is constrained by labor shortages, hazardous working conditions, and operational complexity. Watney builds and deploys autonomous robotic systems that increase the speed and capacity of buildout, starting with data centers.

About the Role

At Watney, Manufacturing Engineers build the test capability that gets a robot from prototype to the manufacturing production floor.

This role owns the validation process that runs across multiple checkpoints and catches real-world failures before they reach a customer. You'd take primary ownership of a release safeguard our partners depends on.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-of-line test procedures through manufacturing and shipping.

• Diagnose defects that don't respect the line between mechanical, electrical, and software.

• Take a working test capability from functional to production-reliable against a build date.

You May Be a Good Fit If You:

• Have taken manufacturing test equipment from a lab bench to a production line.

• Have designed test fixtures and procedures that a manufacturer signed off on to schedule a build.

• Have chased an intermittent hardware defect across mechanical, electrical, and software causes to a real root cause.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. At Watney Robotics, we welcome people of all backgrounds and identities, and we make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential. If you’re passionate about robotics but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply!

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