Manufacturing Engineering Leader — Scale Production

Hyliion; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyliion seeks a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to own the manufacturing engineering function across its Cedar Park, TX headquarters and Milford, OH R&D site. You will lead engineering-to-production handoffs, develop tooling and processes, own PFMEAs and MBOMs, and drive standard work and continuous improvement on a scale-up roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Design Engineering, and ensure readiness for increased volumes while managing spend and capital projects.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of core manufacturing engineering experience with progression of scope and responsibility.
• 3+ years of direct people management leading a team of engineers in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record productionizing engineering designs into manufacturable, scalable systems.
• Preferred: AS9100/ISO 9001 or equivalent QMS; experience with power generation or precision energy equipment; additive manufacturing environments; government/defense contracts.

Responsibilities

• Productionization: translate engineering designs into manufacturable, repeatable, scalable configurations across sites.
• Tooling and process development: design, develop, qualify tooling, fixtures and processes for quality and volume.
• Manufacturing documentation: own PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, SOPs, MBOMs.
• Lean and material flow: define standard work, material flow, and handling strategies to increase throughput and reduce waste.
• Process validation and control: drive capability studies, establish measurement systems and process controls.
• Design for manufacturability: partner with Design Engineering to embed DFM into the lifecycle.
• Team building: mentor and lead a team of manufacturing engineers.
• Cross-functional execution: drive production-readiness milestones with Product Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality.
• Capital equipment program: own end-to-end capital program including business case, vendor selection, IQ/OQ/PQ qualification.
• Root cause and CAPA: partner on rigorous RCA and corrective actions to closure.
• Continuous improvement: manage intake and foster operational excellence and disciplined engineering.

Skills

Process engineering

PFMEA

Control plans

SOPs

MBOM management

CAD/PLM

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

Capital equipment

Team leadership

DFM

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering experience

Industrial Engineering background

Tools

NX (Siemens)

Teamcenter

CAD/PLM

3D Printing

Laser sintering

Job description

Hyliion seeks a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to own the manufacturing engineering function across its Cedar Park, TX headquarters and Milford, OH R&D site. You will lead engineering-to-production handoffs, develop tooling and processes, own PFMEAs and MBOMs, and drive standard work and continuous improvement on a scale-up roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Design Engineering, and ensure readiness for increased volumes while managing spend and capital projects.