Senior Manufacturing Engineer

The role

You will take ownership of complex wire harness programs by developing engineering packages, driving process improvements, and serving as a technical point of contact. You will manage customer relationships and develop build processes to ensure quality and delivery targets are met.

What you will do

• Lead planning and coordination of complex harness builds by developing work instructions, formboards, and tooling solutions
• Establish manufacturing standards and processes
• Drive improvements to quality, efficiency, and throughput
• Evaluate new parts and processes for assembly and scalability
• Commission new equipment and qualify processes
• Partner with the production team on technical issues
• Translate recurring blockers into process improvements and engineering solutions
• Collaborate with the software team on digital solutions
• Maintain 5S, lean manufacturing principles, and aerospace quality standards
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between production and assigned customers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, STEM-related field, or 8+ years of directly related hands-on manufacturing experience
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in fast-paced production environments (wire harness, electrical assembly, or similar)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong customer-facing skills
• Proficiency in CAD tools for creating assembly drawings and tooling designs
• Deep understanding of manufacturing principles: material workflow optimization, PFMEA, 5S, lean manufacturing, time studies, capacity planning
• Ability to evaluate parts and processes
• Project management skills

Nice to have

• Certification or extensive experience with IPC-620 or NASA STD 8739.4 standards
• Deep expertise in aerospace and defense wire harness best practices and quality standards
• Experience at a contract manufacturing company managing multiple customer programs simultaneously
• Hands-on background with complex harness fabrication, box builds, connector mates, and electrical testing
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives (Six Sigma, Kaizen)
• 10+ years of overall manufacturing engineering experience with progressive responsibility
• Background with MES or ERP systems
• Supply chain coordination experience

Benefits

• Equity participation
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Spending Account (DSA)
• 20 vacation days per year and 12 company holidays
• 401(k) plan
• Vinyl collection addition
• $50/month DoorDash credit
• Up to $100/month reimbursement for gym memberships
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
• Regular team-building events, lunches, and breakfast burritos
• Bright, open office with communal spaces and free parking

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

Senra Systems supercharges electrical wire harness manufacturing through software configuration. They transform skilled assembly tasks into high-throughput production lines.