Alert Innovation’s mission is to re-invent retailing through robotics and automation. To achieve that goal, Alert seeks to hire people who love their work and want it to be meaningful, strive for excellence, and want to work in a collaborative, team-oriented culture.

Alert Innovation offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package, including an equity stake in our growing company.

senior manufacturing engineer

Full Time, Exempt

Reporting to Manufacturing Engineering Lead

As a team lead, team support, or individual contributor, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will design manufacturing processes and implement operational readiness programs for Alert’s new product development process from planning through product launch. This position will perform the critical role of influencing new product design to ensure that it is optimized for manufacturing cost and quality in addition to meeting all specified requirements. In addition, this position will also support sustaining engineering projects including introduction and optimization through the supply chain.

Due to the fast-paced nature of the organization, the right candidate will possess the ability to work on many projects simultaneously, design and execute tests, learn from tests and mistakes, implement learnings and process change as appropriate, and adapt easily to changes. This position requires a motivated and enthusiastic individual who cares deeply about their own and their team’s work and can execute responsibilities with little supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products, including establishing goals, training team members, and evaluating results.
• Perform DFx analysis of components and assemblies to achieve high quality robust products repeatably to meet cost targets.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement on product and process for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency improvement.
• Presents process concept proposals and implement approved processes on schedule and within budget.
• Monitors and assures assigned processes are and continue to be compliant with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. Audit both administrative and engineering controls. Communicate findings, take corrective action, and design/implement engineered solutions when appropriate to maintain effective compliance.
• Develops and documents manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Assures product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished product and process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes.
• Identify assembly tooling and fixtures to support product manufacturing.
• Work closely with engineering and product development teams to structure Bills of Materials, Drawings and Work Instructions to support outsourcing and product transfer.
• Provide technical product knowledge in support of package development and testing.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Completes design and development projects by training and guiding technicians.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• TECHNICAL
  • Ability to problem-solve complex issues in an effective and efficient manner.
  • Understand product development process and work within a formal stage/gate development process.
  • Excellent project management skills, including ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines, and control a number of projects at various stages of work.
  • Experienced with the assembly and test of motion control devices, automated systems, or mobile robots.
  • Strong Electro-Mechanical aptitude with extensive manufacturing experience.
  • Resolve emergent engineering related production barriers. Provide technical assistance through the supply chain as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings and Bills of Materials.
  • Proficient use CAD systems such as Solidworks or CREO
  • Experience developing PFMEAs and control plans to identify, mitigate and manage production-based risks.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing techniques including Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
  • In depth understanding of manufacturing methods & procedures

EDUCATION/RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• BS in Engineering or equivalent.
• 7-10 years relevant experience in a similar role and level of responsibility
  • Constructively support or lead project teams as the circumstances require or as assignment by team leads.
  • Work successfully in a collaborative team environment
  • Constructively influence team decisions and product design requirements.
  • Self-motivating and capable of working without direction or supervision to achieve team goals.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills and be able to communicate across all levels of the organization
  • Possess the additional skills of business acumen, basic team facilitation, assignment flexibility, independent thinking and responsibility for execution

• Must have 5+ years of experience in working in a complex, high tech electro-mechanical assembly manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Robotics and/or Automation is required.

TEAMING AND PERSONAL

additional skills and qualifications

All members of Alert Innovation practice the following values as part of their daily responsibilities and model these values as she/he leads or supports their teams.

Alert Innovation offers a highly competitive salary for each job family and level within the Boston-area market in which we are based. As part of our Power of Truth value we practice salary transparency, so you know you are being compensated fairly relative to other team members performing similar roles in our organization.

Every employee is granted stock options which vest over four years. We have 31 issued or pending patents on our groundbreaking technology. A leading retail equity analyst at Jefferies recently published that “we view Alert Innovation’s fulfillment technology as the most diverse and comprehensive. In addition, its developing the Novastore concept could be a winning long-term format.”

We offer full time employees a generous benefits package starting with your date of hire.

PAID TIME OFF

• No fixed limits on the number of workdays that you can take off for personal reasons, including vacations. You take what you need keeping in mind the demands of your team’s workload.

• 9 Paid Holidays.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION

• Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO and PPO options.
• Health Reimbursement plan where Alert Innovation reimburses you for deductible related expenses ($1,000 for individuals, $2,500 for families).
• Dental insurance thru Delta Dental of MA.
• Vision Plan thru VSP.
• Flexible Spending Account to enable you to pay health care and dependent care costs on a pre-tax basis.

INSURANCE

• Group Term Life Insurance at no cost to you, equal to three times your annual salary.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance at no cost to you, equal to three times your annual salary.
• Short Term Disability Income Protection at no cost to you, equal to 70% of your weekly salary for up to 13 weeks.
• Long Term Disability Income Protection at no cost to you, equal to 66.67% of your monthly earnings.

RETIREMENT

• 401k Plan administered by Fidelity to enable you to save using pre-tax dollars.

PERSONAL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• 100% of cost of training for your current or near-term work needs including conferences and technical events.
• 50% reimbursement of tuition for programs aligned with career development goals including MBA and master’s from top schools (online via Coursera).
• 50% reimbursement of Nano Degrees (online via Udacity).
• Earn a Bachelor’s or Associates college degree from a fully accredited undergraduate program for only $5,000/year through our College For America benefit with Southern New Hampshire University.

OTHER

• Employee Assistance Program to assist with emotional health, parenting, eldercare, nutrition, legal and financial consultation needs.

The above list is only a summary of some of our benefits and is not meant to be a comprehensive explanation.

Alert Innovation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.