Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing QA Engineer

Detroit, MI

About the Role

You'll play a key role in bridging the gap between product design and scalable production. You will lead the manufacturing process for autonomy hardware integration into trucks, troubleshoot on-site build issues, and drive quality assurance initiatives to ensure high reliability and production efficiency. This is a hands-on, on-site role that requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end manufacturing process for integrating autonomy hardware into trucks.
• Develop and maintain assembly procedures, inspection checklists, and documentation to ensure build consistency and traceability.
• Collaborate closely with the design, integration, and production teams to rapidly resolve build issues and implement corrective actions.
• Define and implement QA processes including inspection plans, failure analysis protocols, and defect tracking.
• Analyze quality data and product metrics to identify trends, systemic issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead build events and validation activities, including first article inspections and in-process audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and QA processes to increase reliability and throughput.
• Serve as a key technical resource at the manufacturing site, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with internal engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Contract Manufacturer to establish processes
• Perform various tests and inspections on raw materials, parts and finished trucks to verify that specified processes are met
• Ensure and adhere to industry standards, regulations, and company policies

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or related roles in automotive, aerospace, or hardware tech industries.
• Strong hands-on experience with electromechanical systems, harness routing, sensor installation, and system-level testing.
• Familiarity with manufacturing process control, quality standards, and root cause analysis tools
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and specifications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
• Comfortable working on-site in a dynamic and collaborative production environment.
• Proficiency with QA and documentation tools (e.g., PLM systems, spreadsheets, issue trackers like JIRA).
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.