Manufacturing Engineer

The role

You will lead building and scaling production of robotic systems that assemble solar farms. You will collaborate with design engineers, supply chain, and external manufacturing partners to scale technology from prototype to production.

What you will do

• Lead building and scaling production of robotic systems
• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure systems are manufacturable, cost-effective, and easy to assemble
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, drawings, and BOMs
• Support part qualification, incoming inspection, and supplier quality initiatives
• Make it faster and easier to build robots to accelerate clean energy deployment

Required qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience bringing complex electromechanical products from prototype to production
• Experience with systems including metal fabrication, rigging, and heavy machinery
• Ability to read and create mechanical drawings and manufacturing documentation
• Strong ability to communicate clearly with engineers, suppliers, technicians, and leadership
• Based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area
• Able to work 4-5 days/week from San Leandro HQ
• Open to ~10% travel to field solar construction sites

Nice to have

• Degree in a related field
• Used ION manufacturing software before
• Experience sourcing and qualifying suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Familiar with DFM, DFA, and/or GD&T principles
• Excited to grow into a leadership role

About the company

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms. The company is MIT-founded and backed by investors including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital and Y Combinator.