Manufacturing and Test Engineer

The role

You will lead the technical path from pilot line to low-volume production. You will shape how robots are assembled, calibrated, tested, and released.

What you will do

• Own continuous improvement across manufacturing, testing, and supplier quality.
• Own the manufacturing and production test roadmap for low-volume production.
• Develop assembly flow, station layout, fixtures, and capacity plan.
• Own production test coverage, measurement methods, calibration, and test station architecture.
• Use MES to establish work instructions, build records, inspection points, and traceability.
• Lead root-cause investigations across mechanical, electrical, software, and process issues.
• Mentor fellow manufacturing engineers and teammates on manufacturing best practices.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or NPI for complex electromechanical hardware.
• Degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, manufacturing engineering, related fields, or equivalent practical experience in manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ownership of a product or process transition from prototype or pilot builds into repeatable production.
• Hands-on experience developing assembly processes, fixtures, production tests, and calibration methods.
• Strong troubleshooting across mechanical and electrical interfaces.
• Experience with test instrumentation, data acquisition, and scripting or programming, such as Python.
• Proficiency in CAD, engineering drawings, tolerances, and design for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Ability to lead technical decisions across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, motion systems, or full-system functional testing.
• Experience establishing a manufacturing or test capability at an early-stage hardware company.
• Experience with PLM and MES systems, serialization and traceability, and supplier process development.
• Experience working with suppliers and outsourcing to contract manufacturers.
• Public portfolio or examples of hardware, fixtures, tests, or process improvements.

Benefits

• Equity
• Healthcare benefits
• Retirement contributions
• Performance incentives

About the company

Noble Machines builds multipurpose robots to support human workers in the world's toughest jobs. They focus on delivering impact in heavy industry, from construction and mining to energy.