Zoox

Manufacturing Engineering

Senior/StaffManufacturingEngineerHighVoltageBatteryAssembly

$178–245k Hayward, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior / Staff Manufacturing Engineer - High Voltage Battery Assembly at Zoox. Skills: Battery assembly, Automated production, Manufacturing strategy. Define manufacturing strategy. Execute manufacturing strategy”

Industry & Context.

Manufacturing Engineering
Problems you'll solve

Technical problem-solving

Eligibility Requirements

~25% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience, 8 years of manufacturing engineering experience, Technical expertise in battery-specific manufacturing processes, High-voltage safety standards knowledge, Electrostatic discharge compliance protocols knowledge, Experience generating equipment specifications, Manage technical deliverables with tier-1 integrators, Proficiency with CATIA, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD

Nice to Have

Scaling manufacturing operations in greenfield or brownfield automotive or energy storage environment, Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management platforms, Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems platforms, Experience utilizing factory simulation software

What You'll Do.

Define manufacturing strategy

Execute manufacturing strategy

Define assembly sequences

Execute assembly sequences

Define tooling requirements

Execute tooling requirements

Lead factory layout planning

Specify clean room requirements

Specify specialized environmental controls

Develop manufacturing processes

Validate manufacturing processes

Standardize manufacturing processes

Implement End-of-Line testing procedures

Enforce high-voltage safety protocols

Enforce electrostatic discharge protocols

Partner with design engineering teams

Optimize layouts for automated assembly

Optimize thermal management

Optimize serviceability

Author engineering standards

Author process failure mode analyses

Author technical requirements

Manage technical relationships with suppliers

Manage technical relationships with integrators

Factory acceptance testing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across hardware teams; Collaborate across software teams; Collaborate across safety teams

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