Senior Solutions Design Engineer - AI-Driven Manufacturing

Instrumental Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 198,000; Full time

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Job summary

Instrumental Inc. in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Solutions Design Engineer to deliver technical solutions for electronics brands.

You will leverage a hardware engineering background, technical curiosity, and interpersonal skills to influence how customers build their products and help Instrumental scale. If you’ve ever considered an MBA or a more strategic role that still leverages your technical expertise, this position will give hands-on experience in business strategy, analytics, and

Qualifications

• B.S. or equivalent experience required; STEM degree preferred.
• 7+ years experience as a product design, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, quality, or operations engineer.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, information systems, change management, system implementation, and best practices during development, new product introduction (NPI), and mass production.
• Desire to be customer-facing, with a customer-success mindset.
• Experience in startup environments or intrapreneur roles.

Responsibilities

• Technical Validation: Work with sales to validate the technical scope of opportunities for new and existing customers, considering their business goals and current line constraints.
• Cross Functional Depth: Work in depth across engineering, operations, and quality to drive solutions within a diverse set of issues.
• Station Requirements & Design: Scope and design Instrumental stations, including optics and mechanical nest designs to suit customer applications.
• Oversee Implementation: Guide and mentor the project team through specification, design, development, and deployment to ensure customer requirements are met.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Customer-facing

Interpersonal skills

Strategic problem-solving

Education

B.S. or equivalent experience (STEM degree preferred)

Tools

None

Job description

Instrumental Inc. in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Solutions Design Engineer to deliver technical solutions for electronics brands.

You will leverage a hardware engineering background, technical curiosity, and interpersonal skills to influence how customers build their products and help Instrumental scale. If you’ve ever considered an MBA or a more strategic role that still leverages your technical expertise, this position will give hands-on experience in business strategy, analytics, and