Manufacturing Engineer

Charge Robotics

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-8 years of experience with complex electromechanical products from prototype to production
  • Ability to read and create mechanical drawings and manufacturing documentation
  • Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders like engineers and suppliers
  • Willingness to work on-site at the San Leandro HQ, 4-5 days a week
  • Excited about the deployment of robots in real-world solar applications

Responsibilities

  • Lead the production and scaling of robotic systems for solar farm assembly
  • Collaborate with design engineers to enhance manufacturability and cost-effectiveness
  • Develop and manage manufacturing documentation, including BOMs
  • Support part qualification and supplier quality initiatives
  • Streamline the robot-building process to accelerate clean energy deployment

Benefits

  • Opportunities for learning and growth in a fast-paced environment
  • Significant impact on the company's direction and development
  • Backed by prominent investors in climate tech and robotics
  • Engagement with exciting projects that contribute to renewable energy solutions
Full Job Description
About this role:

As the first in our manufacturing function, you'll work closely with both internal teams (design engineers, supply chain, technicians) and external manufacturing partners (vendors, CMs, customers) to scale our solar farm construction technology from prototype to production. Your work will directly deploy gigawatts of clean electricity generation.

What you'll be working on:
  • Taking the lead on building + scaling production of our state-of-the-art robotic systems that assemble solar farms in the field
  • Collaborating with design engineers to ensure systems are manufacturable, cost-effective, and easy to assemble
  • Developing and maintaining manufacturing documentation, drawings, and BOMs
  • Supporting part qualification, incoming inspection, and supplier quality initiatives
  • Making it faster and easier to build our robots and, in turn, accelerate the deployment of clean energy

You:
  • Have 4-8 years of experience bringing complex electromechanical products from prototype to production - especially systems that include metal fabrication, rigging, and heavy machinery
  • Understand how to read and create mechanical drawings and manufacturing documentation
  • Have a strong ability to communicate clearly (written/verbal) with engineers, suppliers, technicians, and leadership
  • Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
  • Are open to ~10% travel to field (solar construction sites) to work directly with our product in its deployment environment
  • Are excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms!

It'd also be nice if you:
  • Have a degree in a related field
  • Have used ION manufacturing software before
  • Have experience sourcing and qualifying suppliers & contract manufacturers
  • Are familiar with DFM, DFA, and/or GD&T principles
  • Are excited to grow into a leadership role as we scale our systems and teams

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