Manufacturing Engineer

Large Manufacturing company is seeking an Manufacturing Engineer in the Lexington area.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate cross-functionally with robotics engineers, controls engineers, and plant manufacturing teams to integrate AI into production systems.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging Physical AI technologies through benchmarking, supplier engagement, and industry events.
• Ensure solutions meet safety, reliability, and manufacturability requirements, including alignment with applicable standards and internal risk assessments.
• Present technical concepts, results, and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and executive leadership.
• Manage contractors to design and construct testing cells.
• Produce clear, detailed documentation to support future scaling and customer enablement.

Requirements

Qualifications

What you bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience with manufacturing automation deployments.
• Experience in robotics, AI/ML, or advanced automation development.
• Having a full-stack mindset while working in team environments building complete solutions, not just independent AI algorithms, demonstrations, and experiments.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least two of the following:

• Computer vision (e.g., detection, segmentation, 3D perception)
• Machine learning / deep learning
• Robotics
• Proficiency in Python, C++, ROS-based systems; strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of different sensor types (RGBD cameras, LiDAR, Time-of-Flight sensors, etc.) and the ability to tune for image quality accuracy and performance.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development