Sr. NPI Engineer
Position Summary
Antora is scaling production while preparing the newest generation of our product and a new gigafactory to build it in. We are looking for an engineer who can take a product concept and carry it all the way to a running process: define the build sequence, design the process and the custom tooling that enables it, and integrate it on the floor. Someone who takes full ownership of that arc, starts to finish, working closely with design engineering, production, and the technicians who will build with what they create. This is a hands-on design role: you will personally design, analyze, and release the fixtures, work cells, and safety-critical lifting and handling equipment that production runs on. The tooling and processes you design will set production rates, enable new product launches, and shape the next-generation build process before the factory around it is committed.
Roles & Responsibilities
Develop the next-generation production process, tooling, and equipment
Partner with design engineering to define the build sequence from the product concept
Review product designs early, from concept reviews onward, and drive manufacturability into them before designs harden
Lead process, tooling, and workcell design for your subsystems, carrying designs from concept through analysis, detailed design, and release
Develop the associated work instructions and PFMEAs
Support the new gigafactory launch
Translate the production process into facility requirements: layout, material flow, workstation footprints, and tooling and equipment needs
Partner with factory planning and capital equipment owners through launch
Own station scope and strengthen the current line
Own your stations through production support and as products evolve through new versions
Develop and integrate production test processes and rigs: implement design-defined test requirements on the line while maintaining takt, line balance, and rework access
Share in the team's standing work: EVT build support, process plan and work instruction releases, change incorporation, issue triage and root cause, tooling upkeep, and equipment commissioning
Improve safety through partnership with production and EH&S
Contribute to Antora's culture
Put team and mission first
Invite critique early and treat feedback as material that strengthens the work
Be someone technicians and engineers want building next to them
Key Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years in manufacturing or NPI engineering, including personally designing tooling and equipment for a production environment
Proven ability to take products from concept to build sequence to running process, with designs carried through detailed design, GD&T, and formal change control
Structural analysis capability: FEA and hand calculations applied to real hardware, with sound judgment on loads, factors of safety, and safety-critical equipment
Grounded in DFM, lean manufacturing principles, and PFMEA and work instruction development
Strong cross-functional collaborator, decisive with incomplete information, and comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment
Ability to travel domestically as needed, up to approximately 25% during factory launch periods, with typical travel expected to be significantly lower
Additional Qualifications Desired
Experience launching a new factory or production line from the ground up, including capital equipment specification and vendor-built tooling
Experience developing production test systems and validation methods
Experience with MES/PLM systems, BOM structuring, and formal change management in a production environment
Experience with battery, energy storage, or other thermally or electrically demanding hardware products
Work Location: Onsite - San Jose, CA
Salary Range: $121,000 USD - $170,000 USD
Salary Basis: Annual
Please note that the salary range listed above reflects Antora Energy's estimated pay for this position. The actual salary offered will be within the posted range and determined based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate's experiences, credentials and expertise, as they pertain to the position's requirements.
In addition to a competitive base salary, Antora Energy’s Total Rewards program includes equity compensation in the form of stock options, a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance, a 401K plan with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, and an industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance, as well as paid volunteer time off.
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