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Basically, we’re building robots that build robots.\nWe are reimagining manufacturing through advanced robotics. Our mission is to rebuild the American manufacturing industry as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use contract manufacturer. We aim to empower manufacturers with intelligent, efficient, and adaptable robotic systems that redefine productivity and quality. As an early member of our team, you will have a direct and significant impact on our product, culture, and ultimate success. This role is 100% in-person at our office in Emeryville, CA.\nThe Role\nThis role is for a Manufacturing Applications Engineer who bridges what our customers need to build and what our factory can build. You are the engineer in the room when a prospect asks whether we can build their product, how we would do it, and what it would cost, and you carry that answer from the first discovery call to a signed PO. You turn drawings, BOMs, and volumes into a DFM review, a process flow, a cost model, and a proposal, then hand a clean technical package to manufacturing so nothing is lost between what the customer intended and what we execute. Much of this work happens at the customer: expect to travel to customer sites across the U.S. 30 to 40% of the time, for discovery visits, build shadowing, and first-article reviews.\nThis is an engineering role, not a support role, and you are the first person in the seat: you define how Foundry scopes and estimates programs, and you automate the parts that should not need an engineer at all. The problems waiting for you: estimating robotic assembly where no industry benchmark exists, turning a drawing package into a process flow and estimate inside a week, defining AS9100 build standards that do not slow a startup customer down, and feeding every lesson into FoundryOS so the next estimate is faster than the last. A year in, every new opportunity has a technical owner from the first call, technical estimates turn around in days, and at least two programs you scoped are in production on the timeline and margin you committed to.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead discovery calls and customer visits alongside go-to-market, qualifying fit before engineering time is committed\n\nOwn technical intake: drawings, BOM, volumes, materials, tolerances, test and certification requirements, export-control status (ITAR, EAR, CUI)\n\nRun DFM and DFA reviews and deliver written findings the customer can act on and our engineers can build to\n\nProvide the technical inputs behind every quote: process steps, labor and cycle-time estimates, tooling, supplier quotes, lead times, and NRE, so go-to-market can price and package the proposal\n\nScope design-services engagements (DFM, DFA, DFRA) with deliverables, milestones, and engineering-hour estimates for go-to-market to turn into the SOW\n\nDefine the build standard with the customer before PO (frozen revisions, deviation process, customer-furnished material), working with Quality to keep it AS9100-compliant\n\nHand off a complete technical package at PO and remain the customer's technical point of contact through first-article and pilot delivery\n\nBuild the reusable technical intake form, process-estimate templates, and cost models, and feed customer needs into the FoundryOS and robotic cell roadmaps\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nFounder mentality: We love people who build like it's their own company. You move fast, take ownership, and find a way through when the path isn't obvious. You have the drive to make big things happen and the judgment to take smart risks along the way. If you prefer a clearly defined lane, a predictable pace, and all the answers before you start, there's nothing wrong with that, but Foundry might not be the right fit.\n5 to 10 years in manufacturing engineering, NPI, or applications engineering, including 2+ years customer-facing at a contract manufacturer, EMS provider, or hardware supplier\n\nYou have estimated real programs: from a drawing package and BOM to a process flow, labor estimate, and cost model that holds up when the parts arrive\n\nHands-on familiarity with mechanical and electromechanical assembly, wire harness build, and the associated test and inspection\n\nWorking proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or equivalent) sufficient to review customer designs and give credible DFM and DFA feedback\n\nComfortable in front of customers at the engineering-manager and VP level, in a conference room and on their shop floor, and a clear, fast writer whose proposals and SOWs get read and acted on\n\nExperience within a formal quality system (AS9100, ISO 9001, or IATF 16949) and defining build standards with revision control\n\nU.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual) as defined by ITAR and EAR, since a growing share of our programs is export-controlled\n\nWilling to travel to customer sites 30 to 40% of the time, including multi-day on-sites during a pilot build\n\nBias toward action and scrappy problem solving without sacrificing rigor\n\nNice to Have (Not Required)\nTier 1 or EMS supplier experience serving robotics, aerospace, defense, automotive, or EV customers\n\nA vehicle or robot program you took from prototype to volume production\n\nExperience with MES or ERP systems and an interest in automating estimation\n\nWhy Join Us?\nThis is one of the only places where world-class manufacturing operators, mechanical engineers, robotics researchers, and software engineers sit in the same room, building production systems together.\nWe are committed to being deeply embedded in the U.S. industrial base. Our focus is simple: build adaptive robotic assembly systems that make American manufacturing scalable, resilient, and competitive again.\nThe base salary range for this full-time position in the location of Emeryville is: $150,000-$250,000 USD\nCompensation packages at Foundry Robotics for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Foundry Robotics employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, and generous PTO.\nFoundry Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. 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