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Senior Staff DFM Manufacturing Engineer

Waltham, MA💼 Full-time💰 $135,000–$135,000🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-29

Core

Transform complex robotic designs into high-precision machined components by bridging hardware engineering and precision shop operations.

Role type

Senior Staff DFM Manufacturing Engineer

Builds

High-precision machined components for next-generation robots

Domain

Robotics / Precision Machining

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), precision machining processes, CAD software, root cause analysis, Lean Manufacturing, process documentation, mentoring

Preferred skills

CAM software, additive manufacturing, PLM systems, cobot automation

Technologies

SolidWorks, CATIA, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), 8D, RCCA

Responsibilities

Lead DFX collaboration with design teams, interpret technical drawings and reconcile manufacturing constraints, define inspection protocols, troubleshoot system and process issues, champion Lean Manufacturing initiatives, create process documentation and work instructions, mentor junior engineers and technicians

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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