Uber

Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer

Uber • $180K — $200K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Technology.
  • 5+ years of MDE experience leading multi-functional engineering teams.
  • Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD tools, such as Solidworks, NX, or Catia.
  • Experience with DFM development, driving corrective actions, and failure analysis.
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting real-time manufacturing issues.
  • Proven track record managing external hardware vendors and suppliers.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deploy custom fixtures, jigs, and tooling for efficient assembly processes.
  • Build and maintain accurate Manufacturing Bills of Materials (MBOMs).
  • Drive the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process for tooling and production parts.
  • Collaborate with machine shops and vendors to fabricate fixture designs.
  • Observe and gather operator feedback on tooling performance for improvement.

Benefits

  • Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program.
  • Potential to receive equity awards.
  • All full-time employees can join a 401(k) plan.
  • Access to various health and wellness benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

As a Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer at Uber AV Labs, you will drive the design and development of early exploration platforms and foundational technology building blocks that directly enable and influence next-generation autonomous vehicle architecture decisions. Leveraging a strong engineering background and a proven track record of navigating high ambiguity, you will proactively lead multi-functional engineering teams alongside key hardware vendors, technology suppliers, and Tier-1 partners through the definition, prototyping, and Proof of Concept (PoC) of AV technologies-including advanced sensing platforms (LiDAR, Radar, Cameras), custom compute architectures, and hardware-software integration layers. In this role, you will apply situational program management to seamlessly organize, align, and orchestrate high-impact R&D roadmaps from raw concepts all the way through architectural validation and physical prototype integration.
CoreResponsibilities
  • Architect the Production Process: Design, validate, and deploy custom fixtures, jigs, and tooling. You will build the physical architecture that allows our assembly teams to work safely and efficiently. You will own the tooling lifecycle from blank CAD canvas to shop-floor deployment.
  • BOM Architecture & Management: Build, structure, and maintain accurate Manufacturing Bills of Materials (MBOMs). You will act as the gatekeeper ensuring that every part, fastener, and tool is accurately accounted for.
  • Engineering Change Management: Drive the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process for all manufacturing tooling and production parts. You will manage version control, ensuring the shop floor is always building with the right revision of fixtures.
  • Fixture Procurement & Fabrication: Work directly with internal machine shops or external vendors to get your fixture designs fabricated. You will select the right materials (tool steels, aluminum, plastics) and specify tolerances using GD&T.
  • Operator Support: Spend time on the floor observing how your fixtures are used. Gather feedback from assembly technicians to iterate and improve tooling for better safety and cycle times.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Technology.
  • 5+ years of MDE experience leading multi-functional engineering teams through early-stage technical ambiguity, milestone planning, and release gating criteria.
  • Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD (Solidworks, NX or Catia). Deep understanding of core principles of GDT
  • Experience developing process DFMs, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts
  • Direct, hands-on experience supporting a live production line and troubleshooting manufacturing issues in real-time.
  • Proven track record of managing external hardware vendors and suppliers to deliver complex fixtures on time with high quality.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Direct experience managing specialty automotive build partners, prototype vehicle upfits, custom retrofits, or Tier-1/OEM integration programs.
  • Familiarity with core autonomous vehicle architecture and building blocks, including sensing platforms (LiDAR, Radar, Cameras), vehicle integration and bringups
  • Exceptional communication skills with a demonstrated ability to bring transparency, resolve conflicts, and drive priorities across complex, multi-organization environments without direct authority.
  • Vendor management experience, being good at handling the conflicts and command vendors to implement actions and deliver results.


Responsibilities

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $180,000 per year - USD $200,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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