Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Lightship

Broomfield, CO, United States

Posted on: 2025-06-05

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B recreational vehicle industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Boulder, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

Overview

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.

Honoring Diverse Perspectives

Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.

About the Role

Lightship is seeking a highly experienced and talented Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. As a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the engineering development and in-house manufacturing of our cutting-edge hardware product. You will be tasked with creating manufacturing lines from the ground up and managing the bring up of production. This is a critical role in ensuring our product is manufactured at the highest quality level, while meeting cost, schedule, and performance requirements.

Employee Benefits & Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only

- Healthcare, Dental, Vision

- 401k

- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!

- 8 Company Holidays + the company observes a period of scheduled downtime during the end of the year for a week, allowing all employees to enjoy a break

- 12 weeks paid parental leave

- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip

Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.

Responsibilities

Manage the design, procurement, installation, and ramp of an RV production line

Provide manufacturing and operations technical guidance for manufacturing-adjacent team members

Direct the development of manufacturing processes, fixtures and equipment from concept through production implementation

Partner with product mechanical design engineers on product design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) principles

Manage the installation and commissioning of manufacturing lines in-house, including equipment selection, procurement, and qualification

Develop station requirements - work content, buffering strategy, staffing, tooling, capex

Develop and execute testing plans to ensure manufacturing lines meet performance and quality requirements

Create detailed Manufacturing Instructions to document new processes

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering design, supply chain, and operations to ensure seamless product launch through production ramp

Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities to optimize product and manufacturing cost, quality, and manufacturability

Complete process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA)

Ensure compliance with all safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related field

6+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, with a proven track record of creating and implementing manufacturing lines from the ground up

Experience in fixture design and design validation

Experience developing new manufacturing processes for manual stations including tooling for assembly, part handling, and ergonomics

Experience in hardware product development and manufacturing, with a focus on DFM and DFA

Experience as the lead manufacturing engineer on a highly diversified production line

Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts, process control, and statistical process control (SPC)

Strong project management skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional teams and manage complex projects

Experience with New Product Introduction - close collaboration or as a process driver

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to present technical information to all levels of the organization

Demonstrated experience developing line layouts in AutoCAD or equivalent

Experience with applying industrial manufacturing concepts such as line balancing and timing charts

Experienced user of CAD programs

Understanding of tolerance stack-up

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the RV or automotive industry

Experience with adhesives and adhesive dispense equipment

Comfortable in CATIA V6

Experience with MES and database system architecture and tracking

Equity

Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.

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