Manufacturing Engineer - Industrialization & Production

Sunflower Labs is an internationally operating company providing a fully autonomous, AI-powered drone security system built to protect commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Security that flies ahead of every threat.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing team and act as the technical bridge between R&D and Production.

You will take ownership of released product data and turn it into stable, documented, and efficient production processes. This includes DFM/DFA review, production readiness, assembly instructions and SOPs, tooling and test-process support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking you, a professional with a strong foundation in manufacturing electronic or electromechanical products, hands-on technical troubleshooting, and practical programming or scripting used in production or test environments. Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or similarly complex hardware is a plus.

Your Responsibilities

R&D to Production / Industrialization :

• Own the transfer of released products, revisions, BOMs, drawings, specifications, and technical data from R&D into production.

• Perform DFM/DFA reviews and identify issues affecting manufacturability, assembly, testing, quality, cost, or cycle time.

• Provide structured manufacturing feedback to mechanical and electrical teams.

• Define production readiness and ensure engineering changes are correctly implemented on the production floor.

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and transition prototypes into repeatable production.

Production Documentation & Daily Support :

• Create, approve, and continuously maintain assembly instructions, SOPs, test instructions, inspection instructions, and rework procedures.

• Ensure production documentation always matches the latest released product revision.

• Provide day-to-day technical support to technicians and remove process or tooling-related production blockers.

• Troubleshoot assembly, test, fixture, tooling, and configuration issues and drive root-cause resolution.

• Work with R&D when production issues require design, software, test, or documentation changes.

Tooling, Lean & Continuous Improvement :

• Develop, improve, and maintain production fixtures, jigs, test setups, tools, and supporting scripts.

• Improve assembly sequence, workstation layout, standard work, material flow, and production methods.

• Reduce rework, waiting time, manual workarounds, process variation, and cycle time.

• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles such as 5S, standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Several years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, industrialization, NPI, or a similar role.

• Practical experience manufacturing and troubleshooting electronic or electromechanical products.

• Strong understanding of assembly processes, production tooling, fixtures, testing, and manufacturing documentation.

• Ability to independently review drawings, tolerances, BOMs, specifications, and released engineering data.

• Practical knowledge of DFM/DFA, root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving.

• Programming or scripting skills sufficient to understand, modify, and debug production or test tools; Python or similar is a strong fit.

• Experience creating and maintaining assembly instructions, SOPs, and controlled production documentation.

• Ability to work independently across R&D and Production and take ownership of manufacturing readiness.

• Good spoken and written English.

• EU/EFTA citizenship or a valid Swiss work permit.

Nice to have :

• Experience with robotics, drones, aerospace, automotive, or other complex hardware products.

• Experience with both mechanical and electrical assemblies and production test systems.

• Experience designing production fixtures, jigs, or test equipment.

• Experience with FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, Lean, 5S, or Kaizen.

• Experience with ERP/MRP or PLM systems such as Odoo, Aligni, or similar tools.

• Basic German.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work from home when tasks allow, without fixed weekly work-from-home days.

• Comprehensive training on products and production procedures.

• Hands-on experience with advanced drone and robotics technology.

• On-site parking, occasional team lunches, and team events.

We are looking forward to receiving your detailed CV together with cover letter and certificates.

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