Manufacturing Engineer - Industrialization & Production

Job description

Sunflower Labs is an internationally operating company providing a fully autonomous, AI-powered drone security system built to protect commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Security that flies ahead of every threat. About the Role We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing team and act as the technical bridge between R&D and Production. You will take ownership of released product data and turn it into stable, documented, and efficient production processes. This includes DFM/DFA review, production readiness, assembly instructions and SOPs, tooling and test-process support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. We are seeking you, a professional with a strong foundation in manufacturing electronic or electromechanical products, hands-on technical troubleshooting, and practical programming or scripting used in production or test environments. Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or similarly complex hardware is a plus. Your Responsibilities R&D to Production / Industrialization : Own the transfer of released products, revisions, BOMs, drawings, specifications, and technical data from R&D into production. Perform DFM/DFA reviews and identify issues affecting manufacturability, assembly, testing, quality, cost, or cycle time. Provide structured manufacturing feedback to mechanical and electrical teams. Define production readiness and ensure engineering changes are correctly implemented on the production floor. Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and transition prototypes into repeatable production. Production Documentation & Daily Support : Create, approve, and continuously maintain assembly instructions, SOPs, test instructions, inspection instructions, and rework procedures. Ensure production documentation always matches the latest released product revision. Provide day-to-day technical support to technicians and remove process or tooling-related production blockers. Troubleshoot assembly, test, fixture, tooling, and configuration issues and drive root-cause resolution. Work with R&D when production issues require design, software, test, or documentation changes. Tooling, Lean & Continuous Improvement : Develop, improve, and maintain production fixtures, jigs, test setups, tools, and supporting scripts. Improve assembly sequence, workstation layout, standard work, material flow,…