Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Robotics

About Dexmate

Dexmate is building the foundation for physical AI by combining a new generation of robots with a universal Physical AI OS, making robots easier to build and deploy. The company is focused on lowering the barrier to entry in robotics through a plug-and-play platform for developers, researchers, and enterprises.

The Role

Dexmate is looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead new product introduction for robot subsystems and final assembly. This role will turn engineering prototypes into hardware that can be built consistently, inspected effectively, and released to production.

The position works closely with mechanical, electrical, test, and supply chain teams to drive design for manufacturability and assembly, prepare manufacturing processes, and lead engineering and pilot builds.

Responsibilities

- Lead manufacturing readiness for robot subsystems and final assembly from early design reviews through engineering builds, pilot production, and manufacturing handoff.
- Drive DFM/DFA reviews for structures, mechanisms, actuator assemblies, and integrated electromechanical systems.
- Partner with design engineers to improve part geometry, tolerance allocation, assembly access, and process repeatability.
- Select and qualify manufacturing processes with suppliers based on performance, quality, cost, lead time, and production volume.
- Evaluate drawings and inspection requirements against demonstrated process capabilities.
- Define assembly process flows, manufacturing bills of materials, production routings, and work instructions.
- Plan and lead engineering and pilot builds, coordinating materials, tooling, documentation, inspection, and technician readiness.
- Track build issues, assign corrective actions, and verify closure before subsequent builds.
- Develop and qualify fixtures, tooling, and assembly processes for precision alignment, preload, controlled fastening, actuator installation, and harness integration.
- Work with test and firmware engineers to incorporate calibration, in-process inspection, and end-of-line functional checks into manufacturing.
- Resolve first-article discrepancies, assembly failures, and yield issues through root-cause analysis.
- Drive corrective actions across product design, supplier processes, tooling, and assembly methods.
- Lead manufacturing readiness reviews with engineering, quality, and production teams.
- Implement engineering changes with clear revision control, material disposition, and updated build documentation.
- Complete production handoff with qualified processes, trained technicians, documented acceptance criteria, and traceable build records.
- Support initial production ramp to achieve yield, build-time, and cost targets.

. Skillset Required: Must-haves: - 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, new product introduction, or hardware industrialization - Experience with robotics, industrial automation, automotive, aerospace, medical devices, or similarly complex electromechanical products - Demonstrated ownership of at least one product or major electromechanical assembly from prototype through pilot builds and repeatable production - Strong DFM/DFA experience - Practical knowledge of CNC machining, casting, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, and surface finishing - Strong understanding of mechanical drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks, and dimensional inspection - Proficiency in 3D CAD for design review and fixture development - Hands-on experience developing assembly processes, tooling, manufacturing documentation, and build acceptance criteria - Experience working directly with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and production technicians - Ability to coordinate technical decisions across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams Required Skills: - Manufacturing engineering - New Product Introduction (NPI) - Hardware industrialization - DFM and DFA - Electromechanical assembly - Engineering and pilot builds - Manufacturing process development - Assembly process development - Manufacturing BOMs and production routings - Work instruction development - CNC machining - Casting - Sheet metal fabrication - Injection molding - Surface finishing - Mechanical drawings - GD&T - Tolerance stack analysis - Dimensional inspection - 3D CAD - Fixture and tooling development - Supplier qualification - Contract manufacturer collaboration - First-article inspection and discrepancy resolution - Root-cause analysis - Corrective actions - Yield improvement - Engineering change control - Production handoff - Manufacturing ramp - Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, quality, test, firmware, and supply chain teams Desired Skills: - On-site NPI experience at a U.S.-based factory or contract manufacturer - Experience leading pilot builds and production handoff - Assembly troubleshooting and technician training - Experience manufacturing robot joints, actuators, manipulators, mobile bases, or other precision electromechanical assemblies - Experience establishing new-product assembly processes - Experience transferring manufacturing between engineering, internal production, and contract manufacturing teams - PFMEA experience - Control plan development - Measurement system analysis - Process capability studies - Robot calibration and functional testing - Component-to-system traceability - Experience managing manufacturing readiness across evolving designs, multiple suppliers, and changing production volumes