As a Director of Manufacturing Engineering in Markforged Operations, you will be responsible for the leadership of mechanical, test, and NPI engineering for systems, spare parts, and refurbishment. In this role, you will lead engineering to develop people, define manufacturing engineering strategies and processes and support continuous improvement. You will be a member of the Operations Leadership team and work collaboratively with sourcing, R&D and PMO leadership to bring new products to market and continuously improve on existing production.
- Lead, develop and support New Product Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining Engineering and Test Engineers working on all Markforged hardware products, subs and spares from design release through to the end of life.
- Define standard work and best practices in the design for manufacturing efforts with R&D and PMO. Lead teams to review and approve engineering component and assembly drawings, work instructions and Engineering Change Orders.
- Develop high performing team through mentoring/coaching, setting priorities, alignment of metrics and strategic planning in Operations
- Collaborate with sourcing teams to select, improve or transition contract manufacturer (CM) from early pre-pilot builds to sustained volume production
- Define continuous improvement process for annual, quarterly, monthly opportunities in process improvements in cost, quality and customer satisfaction
- Demonstrated learning in manufacturing engineering best practices with CMs with complex builds, passion for emerging practices and automation, and continuous improvement
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills in fast paced manufacturing environment promoting problem solving development, accountability and engagement
- 10+ years of experience in electromechanical product-based manufacturing
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering preferred)
- Masters degree in business, or relevant experience in managing in business environment
- Passion for manufacturing, automation and continuous improvement
- Experience with production best practices such as Scrum, LEAN, and Six Sigma
- Ability to independently lead cross-functional teams and projects to completion
- Ability to work globally across cultures
- Sharp analytical and mechanical mindset with demonstrated ability to mentor and train engineers
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills - can convey complex technical topics in simple terms across internal departments and external partners
- Experienced with issue escalation and driving accountability across internal and external teams
- Works well in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- Willingness to travel 30-40% both domestically and internationally. Travel is often heavier during the product launch process and may entail extended periods working at CM locations.
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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.
Perks & Benefits
For all US-based roles, we offer a competitive compensation package and a full suite of benefits, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k), parental leave, commuter benefits, open PTO policy, and more. Our work environment includes casual dress, a fully stocked kitchen, bike storage, free parking, weekly catered lunches, and fitness perks. You will have unlimited access to our 3D printers for professional and personal parts!
Markforged values the differences among our employees and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. These differences include but are not limited to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. This goal emphasizes the development of inclusive work environments that capitalize on each employee's skills, experience, and unique perspectives as we strive to achieve an unparalleled standard of excellence.
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.
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