CareerPlan

Principle Manufacturing Engineer

Office - USA - CA - HeadquartersFull-time$129k–$209k2026-05-14 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead manufacturing engineering for cybersecurity hardware products from design reviews through mass production and sustaining phases.

Role type

Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Hardware)

Builds

Electro-mechanical cybersecurity hardware products

Domain

Cybersecurity / Hardware Manufacturing

Required skills

Design for Excellence (DFx), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), tolerance analysis, Design of Experiments (DoE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R), Process Capability (CpK), CAD tools, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) assembly processes, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Root Cause Analysis, mechanical assembly, printed circuit boards, electro-mechanical integration, PLM software, contract manufacturer collaboration, OEM/JDM/ODM models

Preferred skills

Mechanical design focus, global team collaboration, travel to corporate locations

Technologies

Arena, Agile, CAD tools, PLM tools

Responsibilities

Lead Design for Excellence (DFx) in design reviews; Take full ownership of factory and line readiness for new product programs; Strategically define and structure complex bills of materials (BOMs); Drive development and implementation of ECOs; Lead Root Cause, Corrective and Preventive Actions at the factory; Provide technical support for failure analysis of product field failures; Champion continuous improvement initiatives

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership