Supplier Manufacturing Engineer – Switchboards

Giga Energy; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health, dental, and vision

Equity (options)

401(k) with 4% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

FSA/HSA

Commuter benefits

Monthly team onsites

Job summary

Giga Energy is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer to own switchboard manufacturing from metal enclosures to wiring assembly. You’ll collaborate with a Mexico contract manufacturer and the Long Beach team to scale production, write instructions, and solve on-the-floor issues with high visibility.

You’ll leverage your experience in sheet metal, busbars, and harness assembly, performing FAI, process audits, and CAPA-driven improvements across ramped production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier industrialization.
• Hands-on with creating manufacturing instructions and SOPs for production floor.
• Familiar with sheet metal fabrication, busbar processing, and wiring harness assembly.
• Knowledge of APQP/PPAP, FAI, SCAR, 8D/CAPA, and AQL sampling (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4).
• Comfort working with a contract manufacturer in Mexico and willingness to travel.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings (GD&T) and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing engineering for metal enclosure fabrication, busbar processing, and wiring/harness assembly.
• Write and maintain manufacturing instructions, work instructions, and SOPs for switchboard build processes.
• Lead process setup and first article inspection (FAI) for new products and changes.
• Conduct DFM/DFA reviews with engineering; translate design intent into manufacturable specs.
• Qualify tooling, fixtures, and test equipment at the Mexico CM and Long Beach facility.
• Support production ramp; identify bottlenecks and drive throughput, yield, and cycle-time improvements.
• Conduct process audits at the Mexico CM and LA-area suppliers against quality standards.
• Track process capability (Cpk/Ppk); enforce control plans.
• Issue and manage SCARs; drive 8D root cause and CAPA closure.
• Partner with engineering on drawings and specifications; flag manufacturability risks early.
• Define incoming inspection criteria and AQL sampling plans for components.
• Work with quality team to integrate supplier/process data into NCR/CAPA system.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

SOP writing

DFM/DFA

Quality systems

APQP/PPAP

Schematic reading

CM coordination

Spanish language skills

Tools

8D/CAPA

NCR/CAPA system

AQL sampling

Job description

Giga Energy is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer to own switchboard manufacturing from metal enclosures to wiring assembly. You’ll collaborate with a Mexico contract manufacturer and the Long Beach team to scale production, write instructions, and solve on-the-floor issues with high visibility.

You’ll leverage your experience in sheet metal, busbars, and harness assembly, performing FAI, process audits, and CAPA-driven improvements across ramped production.