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Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Production Systems

Cobot· Manufacturing
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Santa Clara$205k - $240kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Engineer responsible for architecting and launching the in-house production system for Collaborative Robotics’ robots, owning the production line from concept to stable operation.

Responsibilities

  • Architect the end-to-end build sequence and work instructions for the production line, starting from a hardware design with no prior production history.
  • Define the fixture design philosophy for the line.
  • Serve as the primary link between the build floor and hardware design, flagging hard-to-build decisions and driving specific alternatives to closure.
  • Run process FMEA on new and changed build steps to get ahead of likely failure modes before they become chronic.
  • Build the root-cause and defect-closure system, instrument how issues get discovered, root-caused and closed.
  • Define the metrics infrastructure, run time studies, identify bottleneck stations, and instrument the line to produce real cycle time, first-pass yield, and scrap data.

Qualifications

  • 9+ years in manufacturing/process/production engineering for electromechanical hardware (robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, or similar).
  • Direct experience standing up a new production line or NPI (new product introduction) process, ideally at low-to-mid volume with active product iteration.
  • Demonstrated fixture/jig design judgment, knowing what to design and what to buy.
  • Fluency with DFM/DFA principles and influencing engineering design decisions.
  • Experience with data analysis and metrics for production lines.
  • Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
  • Willing to occasionally travel.
  • Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Skills

Required:Production line engineeringFixture/jig designDFM/ DFAData analysis & metrics

Benefits

  • medical/dental/vision plans
  • 401(k) plan
  • unlimited paid vacation time
  • paid sick leave
  • parental leave
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cobot

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Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators defining the future of robot interaction. Real-World Applicability. Predictable Behaviors. Brilliant Hardware.

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