American Housing The Director of Manufacturing Engineering at American Housing leads the manufacturing and assembly of a proprietary building system. This role owns factory layout, equipment procurement, buildout, commissioning, and optimization.
Responsibilities
The factory is your product — you will own everything from factory layout, equipment procurement, and factory buildout to commissioning and optimization of the factory
Build and lead a team of engineers, manufacturing specialists, and technicians to design, build, and operate the manufacturing facility to produce our building system
Collaborate with mechanical engineering and architecture teams to refine our kit-of-parts for manufacturability
Obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and approvals for the manufacturing facilities
Manage supply chain, quality, assembly, and delivery — work with company leadership to hire for these roles in the near future
Establish and track KPIs to understand how our engineering and manufacturing decisions are impacting the quality and cost of our buildings
Manage manufacturing budget, work with company leadership to project future capital requirements
Qualification
Excellent problem-solving
Required
7+ years of experience in hardware development with 3+ years in a leadership role
Strong technical background in mechanical design, structural analysis, DFMA, and production
Proven experience delivering large complex hardware products from low-rate prototypes to full-rate production
Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills
Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred, not required
Preferred
Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline