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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Watney Robotics· Engineering
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San FranciscoFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Manufacturing Engineer responsible for turning robotic automation concepts into production-ready manufacturing systems for automating data center rack assembly and related hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Design fixtures, tooling, mechanisms, and mechatronic equipment to enable robotic assembly of data center racks and related hardware.
  • Develop innovative concepts to automate manufacturing and assembly processes, moving from concept/prototype to production deployment.
  • Make engineering tradeoffs and deliver working hardware against aggressive customer and production schedules.
  • Develop automated processes and equipment for fiber-optic cable assembly, routing, handling, and cable management.
  • Design mechanical components and assemblies including machined, sheet metal, plastic, and 3D printed parts.
  • Develop manufacturing processes, production flows, and work instructions for new and automated production lines.
  • Work closely with robotics, controls, electrical, and software engineers to integrate mechanical equipment into complete robotic systems.
  • Work directly with customers to understand products and manufacturing challenges and translate requirements into actionable engineering solutions.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, robotics, and manufacturing issues during development and production ramp.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
  • Experience designing and launching high-volume hardware products and manufacturing processes.
  • Strong hands-on mechanical design experience with production hardware, tooling, fixtures, or automation equipment.
  • Experience working with manufacturing teams to take designs from prototype through production ramp.

Skills

Required:Mechanical designFixtures and toolingAutomation systemsPrototyping to production
Nice to have:Fiber-optic cable handling
Last updated Oct 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Watney Robotics

Watney develops autonomous robotics systems to operate datacenter and supercomputing infrastructure.

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