Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Develop and scale airframe manufacturing operations, including facilities, equipment, tooling, processes, composite fabrication, structural assembly, and integration. Own manufacturing process development and hardware delivery from concept through production. Translate engineering designs into executable manufacturing plans, improve manufacturability and build quality, troubleshoot production issues, and collaborate with engineering, production, quality, supply chain, and suppliers to establish a scalable aircraft manufacturing line.

Owns the industrialization, validation, release, and sustainment of electro-mechanical assembly lines for aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware. Designs tooling and workstations, leads PFMEA and process validation, improves yield, throughput, capability, and cost, and resolves production issues. Partners cross-functionally on DFM, capacity planning, procurement, commissioning, and production scaling while training technicians and supporting critical site ramps.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer responsible for industrializing fuel cell products and establishing U.S. manufacturing operations. The role includes transferring processes from Switzerland, commissioning manual assembly and roll-to-roll equipment, developing controlled process documentation, qualifying processes, specifying tooling and automation, troubleshooting production issues, supporting supplier quality, and improving OEE, throughput, yield, and cost through Lean methods. The position is onsite in Houston with frequent domestic travel and periodic travel to Switzerland.

Design and deploy automated manufacturing systems for robotic assembly of data center racks and hardware. Responsibilities include mechanical fixtures, tooling, mechatronic equipment, automated processes, cable assembly systems, production flows, and work instructions. The role integrates robotics with electrical, controls, and software systems, troubleshoots production issues, supports ramp-up, and works directly with customers to translate manufacturing challenges into practical hardware solutions.

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for sustaining and improving manufacturing equipment and processes from development through production ramp. Duties include preventive maintenance, process optimization, BOM translation, root-cause analysis, documentation, equipment validation, contract manufacturer support, DFM/DFX feedback, and continuous improvement. The role partners with multidisciplinary teams, owns projects, supports production readiness, and travels between Emeryville and Santa Clara as needed.

Leads the design, integration, deployment, and lifecycle management of automated manufacturing equipment and production systems. Develops scalable processes, improves throughput and yield, manages equipment reliability and maintenance, oversees contract manufacturer builds, and drives root-cause corrective actions. Establishes manufacturing standards, supports equipment commissioning, manages projects across sites, and mentors engineers while ensuring quality, safety, cost, and production readiness.

Optimize opto-electronic manufacturing processes for optical modules by improving yield, reducing cycle times, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, developing work instructions and training, monitoring production metrics, leading Lean initiatives, and supporting equipment sourcing and product launches. The role collaborates cross-functionally to resolve released-product engineering challenges and reduce costs.

Own PCBA acceptance, validation, and functional testing from receiving through production release. Define digital inspection procedures, qualify test fixtures and instrumentation, manage nonconformances and supplier corrective actions, validate measurement systems, analyze quality and yield data, support DFM improvements, and mentor manufacturing personnel. The role partners with quality, supply chain, electrical design, systems engineering, contract manufacturers, technicians, and suppliers to establish reliable flight-hardware production processes.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, workflows, standard operating procedures, work instructions, routings, bills of materials, and production fixtures. Maintains SAP manufacturing data, supports make-or-buy and supplier decisions, analyzes process improvement opportunities, and coordinates engineering changes and new product transfers. Advises design, purchasing, quality, and production teams on manufacturing methods, costs, materials, and technical documentation. Travel to other plants for introductions and transfers may last up to eight consecutive weeks.

Leads manufacturing engineering projects and teams to improve productivity, reduce costs, optimize processes, and support product and process development. Responsibilities include manufacturing methods, tooling, equipment, layouts, CAPEX planning, quotations, resource planning, quality standards, vendor coordination, and continuous improvement. Requires advanced knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, metallurgy, automation, machining, fabrication, CAD/CAM, and GD&T. Travel is up to 10%.

Work on Skydio’s Manufacturing Software team to build tools and systems for producing and testing drones, docks, and accessories. Responsibilities include developing backend, frontend, embedded, hardware-in-the-loop, automated testing, deployment, factory dashboards, calibration processes, and AI-powered hardware triage systems. The role requires cross-functional debugging and strong Python development skills while contributing to manufacturing automation and software-hardware integration.

Leads manufacturing documentation, process workflows, system builds, and engineering changes in high-technology production environments. Coordinates cross-functional teams, trains production staff, supports customer and vendor discussions, resolves technical issues, and ensures quality, safety, compliance, schedule, and budget performance. The role also supports cost estimation, capital planning, inspections, continuous improvement, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing operations.

Leads manufacturing engineering for aircraft power electronics and electric propulsion, including new product introduction, process development, equipment readiness, design-for-manufacturing reviews, continuous improvement, validation, and production scale-up. Partners with design, quality, test, and equipment teams to improve safety, quality, throughput, ergonomics, and end-of-line testing. Develops manufacturing procedures and supports welding, soldering, adhesive dispensing, power electronics assembly, and volume production.

Design and build production tooling, fixtures, assembly stations, automated test rigs, robotic cells, and packaging systems for autonomous underwater vehicles. Develop mechanical, electrical, and software components that control testing and determine pass or fail. Define PFMEAs, control plans, quality limits, and manufacturing data processes. Improve yield through failure analysis and design-for-manufacture/test feedback. The role is hands-on, on-site, and spans mechanical design, instrumentation, actuation, automation, and machine-shop fabrication.

Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, equipment, workstations, and production line layouts for prototype and production builds. Author work instructions, conduct process capability studies, GR&R, and DoE, and ensure quality and regulatory compliance. Partner with design engineering during NPI, improve existing operations using Lean Manufacturing, and support powertrain, electronics, mechanical, and battery assembly applications.

Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for electric motor production from prototype through volume manufacturing. Collaborate with design, quality, test, equipment, and production teams on DFM, process validation, tooling, automation, throughput, ergonomics, and root-cause analysis. Create standard work instructions, mentor production staff, and use data and Lean principles to ensure safe, stable, repeatable, and efficient operations. The role requires shop-floor engagement and travel to China for business, including extended trips of up to 90 days annually.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, assembly tooling, fixtures, equipment, production layouts, and ergonomic workstations for prototype and production builds. Creates manufacturing work instructions, leads statistical process studies, ensures quality and regulatory compliance, partners with design engineers during NPI, and applies Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, efficiency, and material flow.

Leads manufacturing process development, validation, new product introduction, production scaling, and continuous improvement for advanced unmanned aircraft systems. Develops tooling, work instructions, control plans, capacity models, and production-readiness criteria. Partners with design, quality, supply chain, test, suppliers, and production teams to transition electromechanical products into high-volume manufacturing. Investigates defects, improves yield and throughput, supports automation, and provides hands-on assistance during pilot builds and production ramps.

Design and build distributed manufacturing software coordinating state, timing, and behavior across hardware. Implement APIs, real-time controllers, instrumentation for ML/AI, and reliability/observability. Drive architecture decisions, improve CI/CD and testing practices, debug across software/firmware/hardware, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to converge on a production-ready platform.

Leads manufacturing documentation, process workflows, system builds, work instructions, and engineering changes for high-technology production. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, quality, customers, and vendors; provides technical direction and training; investigates issues; supports cost estimates and capital planning; and drives compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement in semiconductor equipment manufacturing environments.

Interface with ASIC design teams, foundries, and OSAT vendors to transition products into production. Analyze yield and statistical test data, investigate failures and manufacturing incidents, improve production efficiency, and resolve process or design issues. Support design-for-manufacturing reviews, wafer utilization, supply-chain quality, and on-time delivery. Maintain manufacturing specifications, process documentation, and best-known methods.

Lead semiconductor process integration for InP photonic integrated circuit manufacturing. Troubleshoot process deviations and test failures, maintain fab specifications and test structures, monitor process capability, and drive yield, reliability, manufacturability, throughput, and cycle-time improvements. Support technology development, process transfer, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing ramp while collaborating with process engineering, operations, and technology development teams.

Develops and optimizes precision optical manufacturing processes for lenses, mirrors, telescopes, and assemblies. Leads manufacturability reviews, process validation, tooling and fixture design, production transfers, statistical process control, troubleshooting, and corrective actions. Collaborates with R&D, production, and quality teams, supports inspection and testing protocols, improves yield and efficiency, and mentors engineering and production staff.

Lead the buildout and scale-up of an assembly, quality-control, and manufacturing line for robotic hardware. Own DFM, tooling, fixtures, inspection criteria, root-cause analysis, corrective action, supplier management, standard work, documentation, and manufacturing capacity planning. This hands-on role requires personally building hardware and collaborating closely with engineers and technicians at TAR’s San Francisco robotics facility.

Develop and support electro-mechanical manufacturing and end-of-line test equipment for new product introductions. Responsibilities include LabVIEW development, troubleshooting test systems, optimizing assembly-cell uptime, creating design documentation, coordinating cross-functional product releases, and supporting manufacturing improvements. The role also involves electrical schematic troubleshooting, laboratory equipment use, PLC programming, robotics or automation, and project execution.