Senior Robotics Manufacturing Engineer — Production Leader

Simplexity Product Development, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Disability insurance (long-term/short)

Paid maternity/parental leave

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO (increases with tenure)

Job summary

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead cross-functional teams and bring complex robotic and electromechanical systems into production.

You will connect R&D, systems engineering, quality, supply chain, test, and manufacturing to establish robust production processes that are safe, reliable, manufacturable, serviceable, and cost-effective. This role targets an engineering leader with robotics or complex electromechanical product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, Mechatronics, Systems, Industrial, or Quality Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, hardware quality, NPI, process engineering, or operations with technical leadership.
• Experience with casting and injection molding processes and equipment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and transferring robotic or complex electromechanical systems into production.
• Strong understanding of actuators, transmissions, sensors, electronics, batteries, wiring, structures, and safety systems.
• Ability to apply structured quality and problem-solving methods to improve manufacturing performance and reduce risk.
• Experience developing and qualifying assembly, calibration, tolerance analysis, integration, inspection, and end-of-line test processes/equipment.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, DFx, FMEA, control plans, traceability, configuration control, and problem-solving methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Translate customer and system requirements into quality, reliability, safety, and manufacturability plans.
• Bridge R&D and manufacturing to transfer scalable robotic products from prototypes through pilot production and sustaining operations.
• Define risk-management strategies using defect tracking, root-cause analysis, FMEA, control plans, verification, and reliability testing.
• Define and monitor manufacturing metrics: defect escape, uptime, yield, process capability, throughput, cycle time, scrap, rework, and cost.
• Apply SPC and CP methods across assembly, calibration, test, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
• Develop and qualify assembly processes, production equipment, tooling, fixtures, gauges, calibration stations, and end-of-line test systems.
• Lead system-integration investigations and resolve field, supplier, or manufacturing failures.
• Qualify manufacturing sites and suppliers for process capability and quality.
• Drive manufacturability and cost decisions across robotic subsystems.
• Manage program priorities, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communication.
• Support on-site work in the Seattle metro area and travel to manufacturing locations as needed.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Quality improvement

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Casting & Injection Molding

DFM/DFT/DFMEA

Quality tools

Statistical process control

Job description

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead cross-functional teams and bring complex robotic and electromechanical systems into production.

You will connect R&D, systems engineering, quality, supply chain, test, and manufacturing to establish robust production processes that are safe, reliable, manufacturable, serviceable, and cost-effective. This role targets an engineering leader with robotics or complex electromechanical product