Manufacturing Engineer
Company: Shaper Tools, inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 20, 2024
Job Description:
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in
Stuttgart, Germany, Shaper was founded in 2012 with a mission of
making precision cutting easy and accessible to craftspeople
everywhere. In pursuit of that goal, Shaper developed Origin, the
world's first handheld CNC router. Today, Shaper supports thousands
of woodworkers and craftspeople around the globe with an expanding
range of hardware and software tools that are designed to
intuitively meet users' creative needs.We're looking for an
exceptional Manufacturing Engineer with 3 or more years of
experience to join our Hardware Engineering Team.About this roleYou
will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining
manufacturing processes across all our hardware product lines in
our global supply chain. You will identify opportunities to
optimize existing processes and work to implement improvements at
our component suppliers and at final assembly sites. You will work
closely with our Hardware and Software Engineering teams to root
cause manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions with
our manufacturers. You will create and implement quality processes
with relevant documentation and work closely with in-region quality
engineers to ensure they are followed. In close collaboration with
Product Design Engineering and suppliers, you will modify designs
of existing components to ensure they are sustainably
manufacturable for the lifetime of the products.Where You'll
WorkYou'll join our team in our new workspace in San Francisco's
SoMa district. You'll have access to our 5000 square foot workshop
which is fully kitted out with all the woodworking machinery you
could ever wish for (including Origin). This role will be on-site
at our San Francisco office, but is flexible - you can work from
home on days when, for example, you don't need to interact with
hardware/fixtures at the office. You'll work with your manager on
identifying when you are required on-site. The Job
- Design and implement manufacturing and assembly processes for
new products and optimize existing processes to increase
efficiency, reduce cost, and ensure quality.
- Work closely with Product Design Engineering to ensure
manufacturability and assembly efficiency of new product
designs.
- Modify production stage designs when necessary to optimize for
manufacturability/cost or to address issues seen in the field.
- Develop and maintain process and quality documentation (CDML,
Cpk templates, process flow diagrams, SOPs, etc.)
- Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and track, quantify,
prioritize them and then work with the appropriate parties
(Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturers etc.) and our
manufacturers to implement corrective actions.
- Work closely with contract manufacturers and component
suppliers to track and improve their output, traveling onsite when
necessary.
- Work with Operations and Product Design Engineering to evaluate
and validate new suppliers and manufacturers to expand and
diversify Shaper's supply chain.
- Own the development, supplier and process qualification, and
quality for all of Shaper's fiducial markers in existing and future
products (i.e. Shaper Tape and other fiducial markers)
- Work closely with other departments to ensure product and
process compliance to consumer product standards (CEE etc.)You
- 3+ years of industry experience working as a manufacturing
engineer or similar
- Bachelor or Masters degree in an applicable engineering field
(Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial
Engineering etc.)
- Are a hands-on engineer with a passion for debugging complex
hardware problems
- Are a solution-oriented go-getter with a strong bias toward
action
- Are experienced working with a variety of manufacturing
processes (injection molding, machining, sheet metal, printing,
casting, extrusions, etc.)
- Have brought complex electro-mechanical products from prototype
to mass production and shipped to customers
- Experience working with overseas contract manufacturers and
component suppliers
- Experience evaluating production line performance metrics such
as yield, cycle time, etc.
- Experience evaluating measurement and quality systems
(GR&R, etc.)
- Experience working with PDM, and PLM systems
- Experience using CAD (CREO Parametric preferred) to generate
manufacturable components
- Knowledge of GD&T practices
- Knowledge of statistics and Six Sigma techniques
- Excellent written and verbal communication skillsWhat we offer:
- Take what you need vacation and sick leave policy
- Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits for employee and
dependents
- Generous parental leave
- 401k plan with matching
- Employee discounts on Shaper's products and our partner
brands$100,000 - $135,000 a yearRange is base pay only and does not
include potential bonuses nor benefit value.Total comp may be
higher or lower depending on experience level and location.Even
more experienced than we are looking for in this role? We'd still
like to hear from you! Please apply and let's chat.Important
NoteAlthough we do our best to list everything we are looking for
in a candidate, we are very likely missing skills and/or attributes
that could make you a great fit for the role. that women and other
marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they don't clearly
meet every requirement. This means we both might miss out on a
great opportunity-it never hurts to take a chance and apply!
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Keywords: Shaper Tools, inc., San Francisco , Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering , San Francisco, California
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