Senior Hardware Manufacturing Engineer - NPI & Production

Telemetry Today LLC; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a hands-on Hardware Manufacturing Engineer to drive end-to-end manufacturing execution and NPI bring-up for physical AI hardware platforms. You will work with contract manufacturers to establish robust assembly processes and enable production scale for diverse industries.

You will lead DFA/DFM/DFT reviews, drive NPI builds, and align with enterprise customers on milestones and delivery schedules, while resolving complex assembly issues to raise quality and yield.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in hardware manufacturing engineering, NPI engineering, or hardware operations.
• Hybrid background combining consumer electronics and at least one complex physical sector (automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture).
• Proven track record of managing domestic and international contract manufacturers and component vendors.
• Hands-on expertise in production line bring-up, manufacturing process development, root cause analysis, and yield optimization.
• Customer-first mindset with strong communication skills and experience interfacing with enterprise customers or external vendors.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and optimize manufacturing, assembly, and test operations across domestic and international contract manufacturing partners.
• Perform Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) reviews on hardware components and system integrations.
• Drive new product introduction (NPI) builds, setting up tooling, work instructions, standard operating procedures, and automated assembly test fixtures.
• Work directly with external enterprise customers to align on production milestones, technical build requirements, and hardware delivery schedules.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware assembly failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to continually raise the quality bar.
• Partner cross-functionally with hardware design engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to transition prototype products into high-yield volume production.

Skills

Hardware manufacturing

NPI engineering

Contract manufacturers

DFM/DFT reviews

Cross-functional

Education

Engineering degree (B.S./M.S.)

Tools

SolidWorks

Altium

Job description

Applied Intuition is seeking a hands-on Hardware Manufacturing Engineer to drive end-to-end manufacturing execution and NPI bring-up for physical AI hardware platforms. You will work with contract manufacturers to establish robust assembly processes and enable production scale for diverse industries.

You will lead DFA/DFM/DFT reviews, drive NPI builds, and align with enterprise customers on milestones and delivery schedules, while resolving complex assembly issues to raise quality and yield.