Base Power
Manufacturing Engineer
Austin, TX. Posted 7 months ago
The role
You will design and launch manufacturing lines to produce battery storage systems. You will work with cross functional teams to develop high quality and efficient manufacturing equipment and processes.
What you will do
- Develop equipment, fixtures, and processes to support early-stage prototype builds and scale for high-volume production
- Determine and procure necessary equipment for all manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with integrators to design and manufacture semi-auto to fully automated manufacturing equipment
- Manage suppliers through specification, design, buyoff, and installation of manufacturing equipment
- Design efficient production workstation layouts
- Conduct process analysis, DOE, PFMEA, line balancing, and capacity modeling/simulation
- Provide DFM input to improve processes and yield outcomes
- Create detailed manufacturing instructions and documentation
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a hands-on Mechanical/Manufacturing/Design Engineer working on mechanical and/or electromechanical systems
- Experience using 2D cad tools for conceptual line design (AutoCAD)
- Experience using 3D design for mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling (SolidWorks or CATIA)
- Experience with conveyance, workstation design, robotic systems, adhesive dispensing, DC fastening tools, or automated functional testing
- Experience with GD&T and system stack up analysis
- Experience creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment
- Experience providing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Automation (DFA)
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
About the company
Base is America’s next-generation power company. They are rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries.