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We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.\nPosition Overview\nWe are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to own the transition of our electromechanical robotics hardware from prototype into repeatable production. You will lead a team of assembly technicians and manufacturing engineers, own build execution against schedule, and take responsibility for bringing new hardware platforms into production. The core infrastructure - assembly stations, Kanban inventory, BOM architecture, and controlled work instructions - is already in place, and your job is to run it, improve it, and scale it.\nResponsibilities\nDeliver units against schedule, owning sequencing around actual part availability, daily floor priorities, and the escalation path when a build stalls\nLead and develop the assembly technicians and manufacturing engineers, setting the standards for quality and the path for people to grow\nBring build hours down substantially through process design, fixturing, and improved documentation across our high-mix, high-complexity assembly\nTake new hardware platforms from engineering release into producible builds, running pilot builds and feeding manufacturability issues back to design with actionable specificity\nStand up the processes and fixtures each new platform needs\nOwn the controlled work instructions and build documentation the floor works from, keeping them current as designs change\nDepending on your strengths, may own the BOM and production data layer - part numbering discipline, MBOM accuracy, and the automation connecting engineering data to operations\nPreferred Qualifications\n7+ years in manufacturing or NPI engineering for complex electromechanical hardware, with meaningful time in low-volume, high-complexity production rather than high-volume line manufacturing\nDirect experience taking a product from prototype into repeatable production\nExperience leading technicians and engineers - formally or as a lead - with a real interest in doing it\nFluency with PLM and BOM systems, and the judgment to keep BOM data trustworthy as designs move\nHands-on process development: fixture design, assembly method development, tooling selection\nDemonstrated ownership of work instructions and build documentation under revision control\nComfort working closely with mechanical and electrical engineers, including holding a position on manufacturability when it is inconvenient\nScripting for manufacturing data - Python, Apps Script, or REST integration work between engineering and operations systems - is a plus\nWire harness fabrication and cable assembly experience is a plus\nExposure to MES, serialization, or traceability systems is a plus\nExperience standing up manufacturing processes at a company doing it for the first time is a plus\nBase Salary Range\n$100,000—$300,000 USD","description_format":"text","description_chars":3454,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Engineering","Robotics AI","Robotic Software & Control Systems","Foundation Models"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T12:06:53Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":161,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":300000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/skild-ai-manufacturing-engineering-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/skild-ai-manufacturing-engineering-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T01:40:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1521,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3479,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}