Robotics NPI & Manufacturing Engineer - Impact & Equity

ARIX Technologies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Equity grant to share in the company’s

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Continuing education stipend

Job summary

ARIX Technologies in Houston, Texas seeks a hands-on Senior NPI & Manufacturing Engineer to close the design-to-manufacturing gap for robotic crawlers. You’ll drive first article builds, set acceptance criteria, and own fleet reliability while improving how robots are built, serviced, and scaled across the energy sector.

You’ll collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines, investigate failures, implement corrective actions, and develop processes, tooling, and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, mechatronics, electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of NPI, manufacturing, or reliability experience with complex electromechanical hardware.
• Hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, reading schematics, and diagnostic tools.
• Experience investigating failures and implementing corrective actions.
• Design-for-manufacturing and assembly improvements in released hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead build readiness for new robot versions and first article builds with Engineering and production handoff.
• Own manufacturing quality controls across incoming, in-process, and final inspections.
• Investigate recurring build and field failures and drive corrective actions.
• Improve manufacturability and serviceability with Engineering (DFMA/DFX).
• Develop processes, tooling, jigs, and fixtures to improve build quality and safety.
• Own preventive maintenance program including service intervals and procedures.
• Write and maintain work instructions and coordinate hardware/software updates.
• Participate directly in robot assembly, testing, and upgrades.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Manufacturing leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Reading schematics

Education

Bachelors in mechanical, manufacturing, mechatronics, electrical engineering

Tools

CAD

Onshape

Altium

Jira

Job description

ARIX Technologies in Houston, Texas seeks a hands-on Senior NPI & Manufacturing Engineer to close the design-to-manufacturing gap for robotic crawlers. You’ll drive first article builds, set acceptance criteria, and own fleet reliability while improving how robots are built, serviced, and scaled across the energy sector.

You’ll collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines, investigate failures, implement corrective actions, and develop processes, tooling, and quality