Scale-Up Engineering Manager — Hybrid Onsite

FXI; Aston Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Basic and optional life insurance

Short and longterm disability coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

FXI in Aston, PA is seeking a Manager of Scale-Up Engineering to bridge product development, engineering, and manufacturing. You will own the transition of new product concepts from prototypes and initial customer samples through successful, full-scale commercial production.

This role requires translating requirements into robust manufacturing solutions, ensuring manufacturability, and validating processes for ramp-ready production with hands‑on execution and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in process or scale‑up engineering with preference for polyurethane foam, bedding, or consumer goods manufacturing.
• Strong command of process development, validation, and scale‑up from pilot to full production.
• Working knowledge of process capability, statistical methods, and root‑cause problem solving (DOE, SPC, RCA & FMEA).
• Proven project management skills and ability to influence cross‑functional teams while managing multiple launches.
• Willingness to work hands‑on across R&D, pilot, and plant environments, including travel to manufacturing sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Drive the scale‑up of new products and processes from design for manufacturability through validated, full‑scale commercial production.
• Translate development‑stage designs into robust, documented, repeatable manufacturing specifications.
• Support the handoff to operations with validated processes, training, and documentation for a successful launch.
• Partner with plant teams to install, start up, and troubleshoot new manufacturing processes, resolving issues that impact form, fit, or function during ramp.
• Identify and resolve scale‑up challenges early, ensuring products and processes are robust and production ready.

Skills

Process development

Validation

Scale-up

Design of Experiments

Statistical Process Control

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering OR Industrial Engineering OR Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

FXI in Aston, PA is seeking a Manager of Scale-Up Engineering to bridge product development, engineering, and manufacturing. You will own the transition of new product concepts from prototypes and initial customer samples through successful, full-scale commercial production.

This role requires translating requirements into robust manufacturing solutions, ensuring manufacturability, and validating processes for ramp-ready production with hands‑on execution and cross‑functional collaboration.