Manufacturing Engineer

Lexington · Lexington, MA (LEX-01) · USD 129,000-171,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 14, 2026

At a glance

This engineer is our first line of defense on the Imaging production floor.
Embedded on the line, they keep hardware moving by rapidly troubleshooting in-line issues, driving down downtime, and resolving technical and process problems.
This is a hands-on, floor-dedicated sustaining role focused on the assembly, integration, and test of discrete electromechanical and optomechanical systems.

Embed on the production floor to rapidly respond to, diagnose, and resolve in-line production issues across assembly, integration, and test.
Own the response process when the line goes down by triaging, driving, and closing production downtime and non-conformance issues.
Coordinate engineering, maintenance, quality, and supply chain to restore flow quickly.
Handle the essential digital administration of the line, owning day-to-day updates and troubleshooting within ERP and MES systems.
Perform rapid debugging, testing, and root-cause analysis on failing hardware and processes.
Implement containment, drive corrective and preventive actions, and escalate systemic issues to design and quality teams.
Partner hands-on with technicians and assemblers every day to capture assembly friction points and feed improvements back into process and design.
Create, update, and maintain clear, accurate work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures.
Ensure ECO/ECN change implementations are managed and executed on the production floor correctly and on time.
Analyze line data to surface recurring failures and bottlenecks, driving incremental improvements to yield, throughput, and first-pass quality.

Degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering, or a related hard science.
5+ years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line in manufacturing, production, process, sustainment, or industrial engineering.
Demonstrated, hands-on experience troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
Demonstrated experience utilizing and managing data within MES and ERP platforms to track yields, routing, and inventory.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Experience in aerospace/defense or another regulated, high-reliability industry, including familiarity with defense terminology and processes.
Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality systems.
Familiarity with optical / opto-mechanical system integration and test.
Experience in a high-growth or startup manufacturing environment combined with mature-production rigor.
Familiarity with PLM and WMS platforms.

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive support in health and recovery