Robotics Production Engineering Lead (Hands-on)

Tutor Intelligence, Inc.; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays for salaried employees

In-office meals

Job summary

Tutor Intelligence, Inc. in Watertown, MA is seeking a Production Engineering leader to drive the transition from prototype to mass production of robots. You will own the production system, tooling, and change control while staying hands-on on the floor.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, set priorities, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective production as designs evolve. Strong hardware and manufacturing experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Mechatronics Engineering; Master's preferred.
• Proven experience leading engineers and managing priorities on active production lines.
• Hands-on hardware design, integration, debugging of electromechanical systems.
• Experience bringing hardware from prototype to volume production.
• Ability to design, implement and improve production test systems.
• Hands-on with design-for-manufacturing/testing and engineering change processes.
• Familiarity with AI tools used in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead production engineering, setting priorities and reviewing output.
• Grow and structure the team to scale with production demand.
• Own transition from prototype to pilot and volume production with supporting processes and tooling.
• Develop test strategies from subassembly to line tests and final bring-up.
• Represent manufacturing in design-change reviews and ensure smooth on-the-line integration.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering to ensure buildable, testable designs.

Skills

Leadership experience

Hands-on hardware

Electrical fundamentals

Prototype to production

Test system development

Design for manufacturing

Engineering change management

AI tools in engineering

Python for test automation

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Mechatronics Engineering

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Python

MES systems

Job description

Tutor Intelligence, Inc. in Watertown, MA is seeking a Production Engineering leader to drive the transition from prototype to mass production of robots. You will own the production system, tooling, and change control while staying hands-on on the floor.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, set priorities, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective production as designs evolve. Strong hardware and manufacturing experience are essential.