NPI Manufacturing Engineer – In-House Tooling

Atomic Semi; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Visa Sponsorship

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

401(k)

Learning & Development

Commuter Benefits

Office Lunches

Stocked Kitchen

Job summary

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own how hardware gets made—from design reviews to mature production. You will translate designs into manufacturable processes, build fixtures, and lead first builds to scale production on the shop floor.

You will partner with design engineers from day one, drive DFx feedback, and relentlessly improve tooling, cycles, and tolerances to protect design intent and reduce cost.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in manufacturing, process, or NPI engineering for complex mechanical or electromechanical hardware.
• Strong command of GD&T.
• Broad, working knowledge of manufacturing methods; CNC machining, sheet metal (laser, press brake, forming), welding, and finishing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a manufacturing or assembly process from a drawing/CAD model and take it from first build to repeatable production.
• Experience designing fixtures, jigs, and tooling to improve assembly or fabrication.
• Track record investigating build/quality issues and implementing effective, lasting corrective actions.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for fixture design, DFM markups, and process work.
• Comfort working directly and daily with design engineers, technicians, machinists, and assemblers on the floor.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineers from the earliest concept stage.
• Participate in design reviews and influence the design for manufacturability, assembly, cost, cycle time, and complexity while preserving design intent.
• Provide GD&T and process feedback on drawings
• Own the NPI process for new tools and components
• Stand up and lead first builds turning a released design into physical hardware
• Design and build fixtures, jigs, and tooling that make assembly and fabrication faster, more repeatable, more ergonomic, or possible in the first place.
• Own processes for the life of the product; track quality issues, recurring defects, rework, chronic breakages, and out-of-spec conditions, and continuously improve the process, the design feedback, and the tolerances.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation, travelers, and acceptance criteria that let technicians build and inspect consistently.
• Select and specify manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment; qualify processes and drive them to capability.
• Lead root-cause investigations on build failures, leaks, and defects, and implement corrective actions that stick.
• Support inspection and acceptance of high-risk parts and assemblies; machined parts, vacuum components, sheet metal, and precision assemblies.
• Take on overarching, cross-cutting projects that raise the productivity and capability of the whole production organization.

Skills

NPI Engineering

GD&T

Manufacturing Methods

DFM/ DFA

Fixture Design

Root Cause Analysis

CAD SolidWorks

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own how hardware gets made—from design reviews to mature production. You will translate designs into manufacturable processes, build fixtures, and lead first builds to scale production on the shop floor.

You will partner with design engineers from day one, drive DFx feedback, and relentlessly improve tooling, cycles, and tolerances to protect design intent and reduce cost.