Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer - High-Volume Hardware

Matic Robots Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Matic Robots Inc. in Menlo Park, CA, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer to bridge R&D and production.

You will design fixtures, tooling, and equipment using CAD to enable high-volume manufacturing, develop assembly processes, and optimize workflows for scalable production in a fast-paced startup. You will collaborate with product design, quality, and manufacturing teams, perform FMEA and root cause analysis, prototype and iterate concepts, and document CAD models and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 10+ years of professional experience in mechanical design, tooling, or equipment development for high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven ability to execute complex mechanical designs and bring them from concept to production.
• Experience working on products that have shipped to customers.
• Manufacturing expertise in CNC machining, injection molding, casting, welding, and mechanical assembly processes.
• Analytical skills including tolerance and root cause analysis and process optimization.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with PDM/PLM systems, engineering change management, and quality processes.
• Experience with sensors, motors, or fluid systems is a plus.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced startup and own ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production fixtures, QC equipment, and specialized tooling for assembly and testing.
• Collaborate with product design, quality, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot production issues and support launches.
• Partner with vendors and contract manufacturers in a startup environment.
• Monitor production issues, analyze yield data, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Prototype, fabricate, and iterate concepts into robust, scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Perform component-level testing for performance, durability, reliability, and variability.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, specifications, and manufacturing docs.
• Collaborate on Design for Manufacturability to enable cost-effective production.

Skills

SolidWorks

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PDM/PLM systems

Job description

Matic Robots Inc. in Menlo Park, CA, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer to bridge R&D and production.

You will design fixtures, tooling, and equipment using CAD to enable high-volume manufacturing, develop assembly processes, and optimize workflows for scalable production in a fast-paced startup. You will collaborate with product design, quality, and manufacturing teams, perform FMEA and root cause analysis, prototype and iterate concepts, and document CAD models and manufacturing