Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Company Overview

Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) is leading the digital transformation of manufacturing by revolutionizing how engineers and manufacturers create and innovate. Our unique platform combines software, advanced materials (including cutting-edge metal and composite technologies), and industrial 3D printers to deliver strong, functional parts for various industries. We empower customers to overcome supply chain complexities, reduce costs, and accelerate innovation by producing high-performance tools, fixtures, prototypes, and end-use parts in-house.

Markforged is reinventing manufacturing with the most affordable 3D metal and carbon fiber printers capable of producing parts strong enough for the factory floor. Engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals all over the world rely on Markforged metal and composite printers for tooling, fixtures, functional prototyping, and high-value end-use production and optimizing their manufacturing and supply chains. Founded in 2013 and based in Watertown, MA, Markforged has about 300 employees globally, with $137 million in both strategic and venture capital. Markforged’s vision is a world in which you build anything you imagine. Markforged was recently recognized by Forbes in the Next Billion-Dollar Startups list and listed as the fastest-growing 3D printing company in the US in the 2019 Deloitte Fast 500. To learn more about Markforged, please visit https://markforged.com.

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for sustaining product quality, process design, production efficiency, supplier management, driving product cost reduction and product consistency.

What you will own?

• Provide exceptional production support on people, process, materials, and equipment in order to achieve operation principle goals (i.e. safety, quality, service, and productivity)
• Successfully lead and contribute to NPI teams and product launches at CM sites, typically through the following activities: process capability studies, process/test design, cell layouts, time-studies, inspection protocols, supplier qualification, quality control plan, work instruction documentation
• Work closely and cooperatively with Hardware, Software, Operations, Product, Supply Chain, Customer Solutions, and Marketing to ensure project alignment and success throughout life-cycle
• Serve as a product owner on one or more major Markforged product families, and drive sustaining engineering activities, coordinate engineering change cut-ins, manage build state record system
• Report manufacturing key performance metrics (KPI) to ops/eng leaders and to senior management
• Assume role as a technical point-of-contact (POC) with contract manufacturer program team, independently troubleshooting new and existing product/process problems related to design, material, or processes
• Trains and/or provides work direction to operators/technicians at internal or Contract Manufacturer Site
• Mentor junior manufacturing engineers in Markforged SOPs and program execution and may lead cross functional teams
• Drive accountability with internal and external stakeholders on project deliverables
• Independently design and implement of robust tooling/fixture solutions to improve process control and production throughput
• Work on dual sourcing initiatives and supplier launch initiatives
• Perform VA/VE activities, lead Kaizen events, CAPA resolution, and create value stream maps for key processes
• Identify and execute on DFM/A opportunities, mitigate project/products risks, and perform cost/benefit analysis

What you will have?

• Bachelor's degree: in engineering (ME, MFG, or IE preferred)
• Experience: 5 years related product-based electromechanical experience
• Proficiency: in Solidworks, 3D modeling of complex assemblies, detailed engineering drawings, GD&T, and EPDM
• Passion: for manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Analytical skills: Sharp analytical and mechanical mindset with a desire to apply them toward real-world manufacturing problems
• Skills: to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve production assembly/test problems
• Best practices experience: with production best practices such as LEAN, Kaizen, 5S, and Six Sigma
• Quality systems experience: with ISO Quality Management Systems (aerospace and/or medical robotics a plus)
• Project leadership: Ability to independently lead cross-functional projects to completion
• Communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills - can convey complex technical topics in simple terms across internal departments and external partners
• Innovation: Not afraid to challenge the status quo and regularly offers their own ideas
• Escalation comfort: Comfortable with issue escalation when appropriate
• Motivation: Extremely motivated and organized individual who can be self-directed in both team-based and individual settings
• Environment adaptability: Works well in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Willingness to travel: 10-25% both domestically and internationally

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $95,759 - $112,658. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed and the applicant’s skill set.The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Why Markforged?

Help us reinvent manufacturing.

We are reinventing manufacturing so that engineers can build anything they imagine.

We are one team that wins together!

You will be engaging every day with passionate and dedicated individuals in a collaborative environment working towards making best-in-class products.

Recruitment Policy

To all recruitment agencies: Markforged does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Markforged employees. Markforged is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Markforged is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.