Switchboard Manufacturing Engineer – Improve Quality

Giga Energy Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; 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

Job summary

Giga Energy Inc. in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Switchboards to own production process control and shop floor efficiency. This role interfaces with engineering, quality, and facilities to ensure on-time delivery and cost control across UL891/UL67 projects.

You will lead improvements, develop routings, and drive standard work while maintaining safety and quality in a hands-on environment at our HQ with site travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or 3-5+ years in manufacturing.
• Experience improving shop floor processes and labor efficiency in electrical equipment assembly.
• Proven cost savings results from project and process improvements.
• Ability to create or refine routings and work instructions based on real production conditions.
• Experience leading or supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Familiarity with fixtures, jigs, or tooling improvements for panel and switchboard fabrication.
• Working knowledge of equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance, or facility operations.
• Strong cross-functional coordination with production, quality, and engineering teams.
• Hands-on role blending engineering thinking with shop floor execution; mechanically inclined.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work practices for all assembly and wiring processes and compliance with applicable safety standards (OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEEE, etc.)
• Create, maintain, and continuously improve all production routings for switchboard and panelboards, ensuring alignment with actual shop floor practices and labor efficiency
• Establish and enforce standardized work at the direct labor level to drive consistency, reduce variability, wiring, and final assembly
• Design and implement fixtures, jigs, and tooling improvements to reduce cycle time, improve safety, and lower operational cost in panel and switchboard assembly
• Lead root cause investigations with Quality control and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring production defects, including wiring errors, torque failures, and fit/finish issues
• Support materials management, production control, and inventory control activities as needed, including cycle counting, part flow organization, and visual management systems for components (breakers, bus bar, connectors, enclosures, etc.)
• Work directly with Engineering to resolve production issues in real time and remove constraints impacting on-time delivery (OTD)
• Support UL891 and UL67 production compliance requirements, ensuring assemblies are built in accordance with listed procedures, UL follow-up service requirements, and applicable NEC/NFPA standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production, material flow, and facility operations

Skills

Shop floor optimization

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Hands-on engineering mindset

Mechanical inclined

Safety compliance

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Manufacturing Engineering degree

Electrical Engineering degree

Industrial Engineering degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite)

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics365

Odoo

Job description

Giga Energy Inc. in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Switchboards to own production process control and shop floor efficiency. This role interfaces with engineering, quality, and facilities to ensure on-time delivery and cost control across UL891/UL67 projects.

You will lead improvements, develop routings, and drive standard work while maintaining safety and quality in a hands-on environment at our HQ with site travel.