Manufacturing Engineer Rochester Hills, Michigan
About The Role:
You'll play a key role in bridging the gap between product design and scalable production. You will lead the manufacturing process for autonomy hardware integration into trucks, troubleshoot on-site build issues, and drive quality assurance initiatives to ensure high reliability and production efficiency. This is a hands-on, on-site role that requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.
What You'll Do:- Lead the end-to-end manufacturing process for integrating autonomy hardware into trucks.
- Develop and maintain assembly procedures, inspection checklists, and documentation to ensure build consistency and traceability.
- Collaborate closely with the design, integration, and production teams to rapidly resolve build issues and implement corrective actions.
- Define and implement QA processes including inspection plans, failure analysis protocols, and defect tracking.
- Analyze quality data and product metrics to identify trends, systemic issues, and opportunities for improvement.
- Lead build events and validation activities, including first article inspections and in-process audits.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and QA processes to increase reliability and throughput.
- Serve as a key technical resource at the manufacturing site, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with internal engineering teams.
- Collaborate with Contract Manufacturer to establish processes
- Perform various tests and inspections on raw materials, parts and finished trucks to verify that specified processes are met
- Ensure and adhere to industry standards, regulations, and company policies
What We're Looking For:- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or related roles in automotive, aerospace, or hardware tech industries.
- Strong hands-on experience with electromechanical systems, harness routing, sensor installation, and system-level testing.
- Familiarity with manufacturing process control, quality standards, and root cause analysis tools
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and specifications.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
- Comfortable working on-site in a dynamic and collaborative production environment.
- Proficiency with QA and documentation tools (e.g., PLM systems, spreadsheets, issue trackers like JIRA).Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
