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Manufacturing Engineer, Robotics Hardware

FieldAI· Engineering – Hardware Engineering
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Irvine, CA$100k - $200kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer will design, implement, and continuously improve assembly and manufacturing processes for Field AI products, bridging Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure manufacturability, testability, and long-term scalability for electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

  • Own the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of assembly processes for robotic systems, payloads, and subassemblies.
  • Create and maintain manufacturing work instructions, assembly procedures, process flows, and build documentation.
  • Design assembly workflows that optimize throughput, quality, ergonomics, and repeatability.
  • Lead manufacturing readiness activities for prototype, pilot, and production builds.
  • Support contract manufacturers and internal production teams with process development and troubleshooting.
  • Partner with Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems Engineering teams during product development to drive DFM and DFA reviews.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify assemblies, reduce part count, improve tolerance stack-ups, and increase manufacturability.
  • Provide feedback on component selection, fabrication methods, and assembly approaches to improve product robustness and scalability.
  • Establish manufacturing KPIs and yield tracking systems.
  • Analyze production data to identify root causes of defects, failures, and inefficiencies.
  • Lead failure analysis and corrective action (FACA) initiatives to improve process capability and product quality.
  • Drive continuous improvement projects focused on yield, cycle time, labor efficiency, and cost reduction.
  • Define manufacturing quality requirements and inspection strategies for components, assemblies, and finished products.
  • Develop acceptance criteria, inspection plans, and quality checkpoints throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Establish functional test requirements and validation procedures for payloads, subsystems, and completed systems.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Quality teams to develop automated and semi-automated test solutions where appropriate.
  • Ensure manufacturing processes consistently produce products that meet performance and reliability requirements.
  • Design and implement assembly fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing aids to improve consistency and efficiency.
  • Evaluate opportunities for automation and process optimization.
  • Develop calibration and maintenance requirements for manufacturing equipment and test stations.
  • Ensure production tools and fixtures are documented and controlled.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting complex hardware products.
  • Strong experience with DFM, DFA, process development, and production support.
  • Experience developing assembly processes for electromechanical systems.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing quality systems, root cause analysis, and process control methodologies.
  • Experience creating manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and process validation plans.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision making.

Skills

Required:DFM (Design for Manufacturing)DFA (Design for Assembly)Manufacturing process developmentRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Part of our compensation package also includes full benefits, equity, and generous time.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About FieldAI

Robot intelligence built for the real-world.

FieldAI is the leader in deploying general-purpose robots in unstructured environments, providing a universal brain that works across many robots, and many tasks.

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