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# Hardware Manufacturing Engineer

- **Company:** Applied Intuition
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Altium Designer, SolidWorks (CAD), Hardware Design, Yield Optimization, Hardware Acceleration, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/hardware-manufacturing-engineer-appliedintuition-com-10362651

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware manufacturing engineering, NPI engineering, or hardware operations.
 * A hybrid background combining experience in consumer electronics and at least one complex physical sector (automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture).
 * Proven track record of managing domestic and international contract manufacturers and component vendors.
 * Hands-on expertise in production line bring-up, manufacturing process development, root cause analysis, and yield optimization.
 * Customer-first mindset with strong communication skills and experience directly interfacing with enterprise customers or external vendors.
 * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have:

 * Experience with ruggedized industrial compute, electronic control units (ECUs), sensor integration, or complex wire harness assemblies.
 * Familiarity with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Altium) and manufacturing documentation/PLM systems.

## Description

Applied Intuition is seeking a hands-on Hardware Manufacturing Engineer to drive end-to-end manufacturing execution and NPI bring-up for physical AI hardware platforms. In this role, you will work closely with domestic and international contract manufacturers, establish robust assembly processes, and drive production line bring-up across consumer electronics volume lines and complex physical industries (automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture). You will ensure seamless transition from design to scalable manufacturing while delivering top-quality hardware products to our global enterprise customers., * Oversee and optimize manufacturing, assembly, and test operations across domestic and international contract manufacturing partners.

 * Perform Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) reviews on hardware components and system integrations.
 * Drive new product introduction (NPI) builds, setting up tooling, work instructions, standard operating procedures, and automated assembly test fixtures.
 * Work directly with external enterprise customers to align on production milestones, technical build requirements, and hardware delivery schedules.
 * Troubleshoot complex hardware assembly failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to continually raise the quality bar.
 * Partner cross-functionally with hardware design engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to transition prototype products into high-yield volume production.