Manufacturing Engineer - Equity Stake & Growth Path

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 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.