Company
Machina Labs is a smart manufacturing company backed by major investors in AI and Deep Tech (Innovation Endeavors, Nvidia NVentures, Lockheed Martin Ventures), founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, CA. We are on a mission to build the factory of the future through the development of modular manufacturing solutions that allow our customers to rapidly produce and iterate on their designs utilizing our robotic sheet metal forming platform. Using our first-of-its-kind software and robotics solution, we are delivering unseen innovation to industries such as aerospace, automotive and space exploration. At Machina Labs, we believe anyone can become a crafts(wo)man and bring that attitude to our work every day, come and join us!
Job Description
As a Robotic Process Engineer at Machina Labs, you will bridge the gap between customer needs and our cutting-edge robotic manufacturing technology. This role combines technical expertise with customer engagement, ensuring successful project scoping, feasibility analysis, and execution of prototype development. You will play a pivotal role in transforming initial customer concepts into manufacturable solutions, providing proof-of-concept prototypes, and driving the de-risking of projects through iterative experimentation and planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Technical Sales team members to engage customers during the early stages of project discussions to scope and define technical requirements.
- Conduct feasibility assessments offline, evaluating customer designs for manufacturability, identifying risks, and proposing plans to mitigate unknowns.
- Collaborate with customers to refine project scopes, propose solutions, and outline development plans.
- Perform initial forming trials to produce prototype parts, optimizing parameters to overcome challenges and uncertainties.
- Hand off validated processes to the Manufacturing Engineering and Production teams for execution.
- Document and communicate results to both internal teams and external customers.
- Provide feedback to the software and hardware development teams to enhance system capabilities.
Qualifications
- B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience (or fewer with MS/PhD).
- Experience in prototype development, process parameter selection, and feasibility analysis for manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience with CAD software, CAM software, and CNC programming.
- Ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Demonstrated ability to work with interdisciplinary teams, including software engineers, mechanical engineers, and product managers.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills, with an ability to translate technical challenges into actionable solutions.
- Superb technical writing and communication skills.
- Strong mentality toward safety and occupational hazard prevention.
- Ability to manage projects with minimal oversight, creating end-to-end solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a production, integration & test, or design role.
- Proficiency in Python scripting.
- Expertise in surface modeling using CAD.
- Experience scaling internal and external manufacturing processes to meet production demand.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, safety, and compliance activities.
- Prior experience authoring technical documents such as SOPs, validation protocols, and technical reports.
Machina Labs is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.
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