Senior Manufacturing Engineer Bristol Headquarters

Flux Marine; Bristol (RI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth marine technology start-up is seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to enhance production processes for electric outboard motors. The role involves collaboration across teams, process improvements, and the implementation of Lean Six Sigma principles. This position offers significant opportunities for advancement as the company enters a hyper-growth phase.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional manufacturing experience.
• Experience in marine, automotive, or aerospace industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong technical understanding of product design and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with design, test, and quality teams to enhance manufacturability.
• Drive the adoption of Lean Six Sigma principles across production processes.

Skills

Project Management

Lean Six Sigma

Troubleshooting

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Industrial Engineering

Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP Systems

Job description

Company Overview

Flux Marine is a high-growth marine technology start-up that is designing electric outboard motors from the ground up without using legacy combustion engine parts. This allows our motors to maximize efficiency and minimize maintenance without compromising performance vs gas engines. Our technology has many applications including commercial, recreational, yacht tender, and defense markets.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manufacturing Engineer with a strong background in metal casting processes to join our production team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of our production processes, and will work together with design, test, and QC engineering to continually improve and iterate the manufacturability of our electric propulsion systems. We promote a hard-work, high-reward environment with opportunities for advancement within the company as we enter a period of hyper-growth.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Maintain strong technical understanding of the product design and manufacturing/assembly processes for electromechanical systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design, test, and quality teams to enhance manufacturability and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the production floor with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and process improvements.
• Design and implement production and assembly lines for new and existing products including layout, tooling selection, capital equipment selection and commissioning.
• Create and maintain detailed work instructions, process documentation, and production layouts.
• Develop and track KPIs to report on progress to the management team.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools.
• Work closely with foundry and tooling vendors to validate patterns, molds and core.
• Develop improvements to internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines.
• Drive the adoption of Lean Six Sigma principles across production and fabrication processes.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing manufacturing lines.
• Strong project and personnel management skills.
• Familiar with ISO standards.
• Experience in marine, automotive, or aerospace industries preferred
• Experience with high voltage systems is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Notice: Flux Marine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Flux Marine is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Flux Marine are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Flux Marine will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.