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Customer Technical Interface: Own day-to-day technical communication with customers — status updates, non-conformance disposition, drawing revisions, and schedule changes. You will work directly under the Head of Operations as the technical owner of every active job — from customer DFM review and quoting through purchasing, supplier coordination, shop floor execution alongside our fabricators, and delivery.

At 1872 AI, we are transforming industrial manufacturing in the United States by building AI-native factories capable of lights-out production—from CAD to finished part with minimal human input. Our initial focus targets the energy and infrastructure sectors—power generation, grid infrastructure, and compute facilities—where critical supply chain bottlenecks in steel fabrication are limiting growth.<h2>About the Role</h2>This is a technically-grounded program management role for someone who wants to own a product from the moment a customer sends a drawing to the moment a finished part ships.You will work directly under the Head of Operations as the technical owner of every active job — from customer DFM review and quoting through purchasing, supplier coordination, shop floor execution alongside our fabricators, and delivery. You are the connective tissue between the customer’s engineering intent and our production team’s ability to execute it.You will not be behind a desk. You will be on the floor, following parts through cells, catching issues before they become non-conformances, and making sure the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer and the fabrication team have everything they need to run.If you want a structured corporate environment with defined lanes, this role is not for you. If you want to own a job end-to-end, make real decisions under pressure, and build the operational backbone of an AI-native manufacturer from the ground up — you will thrive here.<ul><li>Primary Interfaces: Head of Operations, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Robotic Fabrication Lead, customers (technical), suppliers and vendors</li><li>Key Metrics: On-time delivery, quote accuracy, first-pass yield on released drawings, supplier lead time, non-conformance resolution time</li><li>Key Systems/Tools: Professional CAD platform (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent), OnShape, ERP/MES systems, quoting tools, internal production software</li></ul><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Quoting & Estimating: Translate customer drawings and models into accurate cost estimates based on internal labor, equipment capabilities, and external supply chain. Own the quote from first review to customer delivery.</li><li>DFM Review & CAD Refinement: Review customer-supplied models and drawings for manufacturability. Modify geometry, tolerances, and weld details to make parts ready for our fabricators and robotic programming software. Flag risks early and propose practical design adjustments.</li><li>Work Instructions: Generate clear, production-ready work instructions that give fabricators and robotic programmers everything they need to execute — no ambiguity, no gaps.</li><li>Purchasing & Supplier Coordination: Release POs, manage vendor relationships, and coordinate outsourcing to minimize lead time constraints. Know when to make vs. buy, and execute the decision cleanly.</li><li>Shop Floor Ownership: Follow active jobs across the floor alongside the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer and the fabrication team. Identify blockers in real time, coordinate solutions, and make sure parts move.</li><li>Customer Technical Interface: Own day-to-day technical communication with customers — status updates, non-conformance disposition, drawing revisions, and schedule changes. The Head of Operations owns the business relationship; you own the technical one.</li><li>QA Coordination: Support first article inspections, manage non-conformance documentation, and drive corrective action closure with the production team.</li><li>Process Documentation: Contribute to the 1872 Manufacturing OS — turning job-specific learning into repeatable standards and playbooks.</li></ul><h2>Base Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Welding Engineering — or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.</li><li>2–8 years of experience in a manufacturing engineering, product engineering, or technical program management role.</li><li>Proficiency in a professional-grade CAD platform (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent) — you can open a customer model, identify a manufacturability issue, and fix it.</li><li>Familiarity with ERP or MES systems for production planning, purchasing, or job tracking.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication — you can write a crisp work instruction, run a non-conformance call with a customer, and give the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer a clear handoff without ambiguity.</li><li>Comfortable spending meaningful time on the shop floor — this is not a remote or office-only role.</li></ul>We consider equivalent experience. If you meet most of the requirements, apply.<h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Prior exposure to metal fabrication, structural steel, or welding processes — either hands-on or in a technical support role. Fast learners without direct fabrication experience are welcome if they can demonstrate the pattern.</li><li>Experience in a job shop, contract manufacturer, or custom fabrication environment — familiarity with high-mix, low-volume quoting and production is a strong signal.</li><li>Hands-on experience releasing POs, managing vendor lead times, and coordinating outsourced work.</li><li>Comfort with customer-facing technical communication — you’ve handled a non-conformance call, a drawing revision request, or a schedule change conversation directly.</li><li>Up to 25% travel for customer site visits, design reviews, or non-conformance resolution.</li></ul>You are likely a strong fit if you:<ul><li>Have followed a part from drawing to shipment and owned every step in between</li><li>Get uncomfortable when a job goes dark on the floor and no one knows where it is</li><li>Can read a weld drawing, spot a tolerance that won’t hold, and propose a fix on the spot</li><li>Are equally comfortable in a customer meeting and on the shop floor</li><li>Want to build something — not maintain something</li></ul><h2>Why Join</h2><ul><li>What you’ll build first: The quoting, DFM, and supplier coordination infrastructure that lets 1872 take on more jobs faster — and the shop floor cadence that keeps the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer focused on process development instead of job tracking</li><li>Impact: You are the operational interface between our customers and our production team. The quality of your work directly determines our lead times, our yield, and our ability to win and keep customers</li><li>Growth: As we scale to additional factories, this role grows with us — into program management leadership, supply chain ownership, or a senior engineering track depending on where your strengths take you</li></ul><h2>How to Apply</h2>Fill out our application form and see what we can build together. Please include:<ul><li>Resume or LinkedIn profile</li><li>A brief description of a job or project you owned end-to-end — what you inherited, what decisions you made, and what shipped</li></ul>This role is based on-site in Cincinnati, OH and is not open to remote work.1872 AI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to building a diverse team and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. To request a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact recruiting@1872.ai.This position may be subject to a background check in accordance with applicable law. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration.

1872

Manufacturing Engineer

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)

CATIA CAD

Cadence

Career Development

Computer Programming

Contract Manufacturing

Corrective Action

Cost Estimates

Cost Modeling

Customer Relations

Documentation

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

Engineering

Geometry

Identify Issues

Leadership

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Metal Manufacturing

Metrics

Operating Systems

Outsourcing

Power Generation

Presentation/Verbal Skills

Process Development

Procurement Planning

Product Engineering

Production Planning

Production Systems

Production Volume

Project/Program Management

Purchasing/Procurement

Quality Assurance

Software Engineering

SolidWorks

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Supply Chain

Technical Leadership

Technical Operations

Technical Support

Time Management

Vendor/Supplier Management

Vendor/Supplier Relations

Welding

Willing to Travel

Writing Skills

Manatal

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The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Required Skills & Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering with 7+ years of Supplier Quality and/or Quality Assurance experience- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes withexpertisein at least two areas (e.g., castings, forgings, machining, plastics, coatings, heat treatment,metallurgy).-

Position: Senior Supplier Quality & Development EngineerLocation: REMOTE with a strong preference for on-site hybrid based out of a facilitylocatedin IN, KY, OH, PA,IL,VA, or WI. Will consider remote as well.Position Overview:Reporting to the Director of Supplier Quality and Development, the Senior Supplier Quality and Development Engineerisa critical contributor to the success of the Global Supply Chain Management function in the United States. This role leads and executes both strategic and tactical Supplier Quality and Development initiatives across the Global Sourcing and Supplier Development organization. The positionis responsible fordriving supplier quality activities within sourcing projects and supply chain optimization efforts, applying strong technicalexpertiseand quality engineering principles to achieve project goals and milestones. Additionally, this role provides technical leadership for Supplier Development projects, including continuous improvement initiativesleveragingSix Sigma, Lean tools, and bestinclass quality practices.Key Responsibilities:- Assess and develop suppliers by evaluating capability, capacity, risk, and overall performance to meet Regal Rexnord standards.- Support the deployment and compliance of standardized quality processes, policies, and procedures.- Provide influential leadership through mentoring and skill development for both suppliers and internal teams.- Conduct supplier audits, analyze results, and implement Supplier Development Plans and corrective actions.- Lead APQP, PPAP, corrective/preventive actions, and continuous improvement efforts to reduce variation and improve process control.- Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers on technical quality issues, costreduction initiatives, and supply chain optimization.- Drive improvements in product and process quality using metrics, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.- Monitor,maintain, and report supplier performance metrics across global manufacturing facilities.- Support resolution of systemic supplier quality issues to improve customer satisfaction.- Implement and promote standardized quality best practices across the supply base.- Train suppliers and internal teams in advanced quality tools and problem-solving methodologies.- Use customer and internal feedback to drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.Required Skills & Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering with 7+ years of Supplier Quality and/or Quality Assurance experience- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes withexpertisein at least two areas (e.g., castings, forgings, machining, plastics, coatings, heat treatment,metallurgy).- Proficient in quality tools and methodologies: Six Sigma, APQP, PPAP, PFD, FMEA, PCP, MSA, SPC.- Demonstrated problemsolving, rootcause analysis, and statisticalmethods.- Strong ComputerLiteracy with MS Office products- Strong analytical and project management abilities.- Experience withformal supplier assessments, ISO 9001, TS16949, AIAG,CQIandAS9100based assessmentsandvarioussupplier audits.- Background in metrology, inspection methods, and new product development.- Experience withERP systems- Ability to work effectively across all organizational levels and within matrix teams, including supplier networks.- Provenleadership experiencewith change management and stakeholder engagement.- Strong organizational and communication skills.Preferred Skills & Qualifications:- Advanced degree- Quality or Engineering certifications.Six Sigma or similar professional certifications.- Programming experience- Lean Manufacturing knowledgeTravel:Up to 40%, domesticwithsomeinternationaltravel. (Less than 10% annually)Language:EnglishCompensation Details:$89,000 - $140,000 The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.#LI-Remote #LI-AH1Benefits- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)- Paid Time Off and Holidays- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance- Paid Leaves- Tuition AssistanceAbout Regal RexnordRegal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.Equal Employment Opportunity StatementRegal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex/gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. [Equal Employment Opportunity Posters](http://www.eeoc.gov/poster) Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Female/S Exual Orientation/Gender Identity/Minority/Veteran/Disabled

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