Manufacturing and Process Engineering Manager

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots — hardware that's powerful, affordable, and designed to scale. We're moving fast from prototype to high-volume production, and we need the engineering foundation to match. This role is central to that.

Note: This role will be required to come into our Glen Cove, NY robotics factory 5 days/week

The Role

We're looking for a Manufacturing & Process Engineering Manager to own how we build our robots — from process design through continuous improvement on the floor. You'll inherit a small, early-stage team and build the function from the ground up: establishing engineering standards, closing the loop between product design and production, and driving automation wherever it creates leverage.

This is a player-coach role. You'll be in the details — writing process documentation, designing fixtures, running DFM reviews — while simultaneously developing your team and setting the direction for manufacturing engineering at Standard Bots.

You'll report directly to the Head of Manufacturing and own both manufacturing engineering and process engineering as a unified function.

What You'll Do

Process Engineering & DFM

• Lead design-for-manufacturability reviews in partnership with product and mechanical engineering, catching issues before they hit the floor

• Define, document, and own manufacturing processes for new and existing robot assemblies

• Design and qualify fixtures, tooling, and work-holding solutions that enable consistent, repeatable assembly

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across assembly, test, and material handling

Manufacturing Process Improvement

• Own quality and throughput improvement initiatives on the production floor — set the baseline, identify root causes, drive measurable change

• Build and maintain process documentation (work instructions, BOMs, routings) to a production-ready standard

• Partner with the Operations team to translate process improvements into floor execution

• Establish engineering metrics that track process capability, yield, and cycle time over time

Team & Function Building

• Manage and develop 3–4 engineers today, with a clear mandate to grow the team as production scales

• Define the charter, hiring roadmap, and operating model for the Manufacturing & Process Engineering function

• Build the cross-functional relationships — with product, quality, and operations — that make the function effective

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years in manufacturing or process engineering, with at least 2 years managing engineers

• Background in robotics, automation hardware, or high-complexity electromechanical assembly — you understand the build challenges specific to precision hardware at scale

• Hands-on experience with DFM/DFA, fixture design, and process documentation at a production level

• Strong working knowledge of automation systems and a demonstrated instinct for where to apply them

• Track record of measurable quality and throughput improvements — you know how to scope an initiative and see it through

• Experience building or formalizing an engineering function, not just inheriting a mature one

• Comfortable operating in an environment where the playbook is still being written

Nice to Have

• Experience scaling from low-volume prototype to higher-volume production (thousands of units annually)

• Familiarity with MES, ERP, or manufacturing data systems in an industrial context

• Exposure to sheet metal, machined components, PCB assembly, or mixed-process manufacturing
  

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $180,000. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.