Shop Floor Industrialization Engineer – Lean & Automation

Harmattan AI; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI is seeking an Industrialization Engineer to be on the shop floor, turning early-stage designs into robust, repeatable production processes. You will own from first work instruction to bottleneck fixes, collaborating with engineers who push manufacturing boundaries daily.

The role spans DFM, process development, continuous improvement, and automation support with rapid growth as the team scales from prototype to high-volume production.

Qualifications

• Lean manufacturing principles applied in production or pilot environments.
• Hands-on shop floor experience turning designs into repeatable processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and evolving work instructions.
• Comfortable with changing instructions and designs; proactive ownership.

Responsibilities

• Be present on the shop floor developing work instructions and SOPs from direct observation.
• Identify improvements, act on them, share knowledge to keep the team unblocked.
• Lead manufacturability reviews and standardize assembly processes for quality and safety.
• Drive time-and-motion analysis to set cycle time targets and track KPI improvements.
• Support transition to automated assembly and leverage robotics where applicable.
• Bridge R&D, prototype, and mass production with lessons learned.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Shop floor hands-on

Root-cause analysis

Engineering drawings

Team communication

Education

Degree in Industrial, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field

Tools

Odoo

MES/ERP systems

Job description

Harmattan AI is seeking an Industrialization Engineer to be on the shop floor, turning early-stage designs into robust, repeatable production processes. You will own from first work instruction to bottleneck fixes, collaborating with engineers who push manufacturing boundaries daily.

The role spans DFM, process development, continuous improvement, and automation support with rapid growth as the team scales from prototype to high-volume production.