Transducer Manufacturing Engineer

The Transducer Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for owning and advancing the manufacturing engineering capability for transducer assemblies across volume production. This role exists to ensure design intent is faithfully realized in manufacturing, and that production processes are robust, repeatable, controlled, and scalable. The engineer will lead manufacturing process definition, tooling and fixturing development, process capability improvement, and structured problem solving across transducer production lines. A strong emphasis is placed on change control, process stability, metrics-driven decision making, and systems-level quality. This role requires hands-on experience in urethane moulding at volume, not theoretical exposure or on-the-job training. The successful candidate will bring proven expertise in managing sensitive material processes, environmental controls, and defect prevention in high-reliability electromechanical products.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end manufacturing processes for transducer assemblies; Translate product design intent into clear, manufacturable, and controlled processes, tooling, and work instructions; Serve as the primary manufacturing engineering authority for transducer production lines; Lead and maintain robust urethane moulding processes suitable for high-volume production; Define and control critical process parameters; Establish process windows and controls to minimize voids, moisture-related defects, and variability; Drive continuous improvement of encapsulation yield, reliability, and long-term field performance; Own and enforce formal change control for manufacturing processes, tooling, materials, and parameters; Partner with Product Development, Quality, and Operations to assess risk and impact of changes; Design, specify, or review tooling and fixturing; Collaborate with design engineers to review manufacturability; Support selective automation initiatives; Apply a systems engineering approach to manufacturing quality; Define and track meaningful manufacturing metrics; Partner with Quality to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions; Support PFMEA, control plans, and validation activities; Work directly with Product Development Engineering; Work closely with Process Engineering, Quality, and Operations; Build internal manufacturing engineering capability and ownership.

Requirements

Significant experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in electromechanical or encapsulated products; Demonstrated, hands-on experience with urethane moulding at production scale (not laboratory or prototype only); Proven experience establishing and controlling sensitive material processes involving temperature, moisture, mixing, and curing; Strong background in change control and process validation; Experience applying metrics and structured problem-solving methods to manufacturing quality issues; Ability to read, interpret, and influence engineering drawings and tolerancing; Comfortable working directly on the factory floor as well as in design reviews; Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish.

Nice to have

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent experience); Certified Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belts (GB) and Black Belts (BB); Experience with vacuum degassing, pressure curing, or similar advanced encapsulation techniques; Exposure to transducer, sensor, or acoustic product manufacturing; Experience working within PLM and ERP systems; Familiarity with regulated or high-reliability manufacturing environments.