Manufacturing Engineering Manager
About Seurat
Seurat is transforming manufacturing for people and our planet by delivering a scalable additive manufacturing solution to fundamentally change how products are made. Seurat鈥檚 proprietary Area Printing process, developed at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL), allows metal components to be manufactured at price points and quality levels that compete directly with conventional manufacturing techniques, enabling the reshoring of supply chains and promoting the decarbonization of industry. Seurat has raised over $180M and is backed by leading venture partners like Capricorn, NVentures (NVIDIA), True Ventures, General Motors Ventures, Denso, Porsche SE, SIP global partners, Honda, Xerox Ventures/Myriad Venture Partners, Cubit Capital, Siemens Energy, and Maniv Mobility.
We are currently seeking a talented and team-oriented Manufacturing Engineering Manager for our Parts Production Organization. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will play a key role in transitioning the world鈥檚 fastest 3D metal printer from development to full-scale production. This position will oversee the engineering team, supports optimization of additive manufacturing (AM) production processes, ensures quality standards, and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
You will collaborate closely with R&D, engineering, software, supply chain, and production teams to successfully introduce new products into manufacturing. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, exceptional problem-solving skills, and experience with complex capital equipment, process development, automation, and production scaling in a manufacturing environment.
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team of world-class engineers, scientists, and technicians.
Key Responsibilities:
- Foster a high-performance culture centered on safety, quality, and efficiency
- Provide strategic direction for factory layout planning, automation design, project staffing, and cross-team collaboration to remove information silos
- Oversee projects to ensure they meet intent, design schedules, and construction timelines within approved budgets
- Promote a collaborative, innovative environment within Engineering and R&D to drive the success of Seurat鈥檚 parts production model. Collaborate effectively to understand manufacturing challenges and product specifications
- Demonstrate extreme ownership through clear communication, prioritization of critical tasks, and effective problem-solving
- Develop, implement, and qualify manufacturing processes to meet quality, cost, and production rate targets
- Maintain process documentation, including work instructions, process flow diagrams, pFMEAs, and SOPs
- Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling/process, fixtures, and layout improvements for efficient manufacturing
- Work with production personnel to resolve issues related to methods, tooling, equipment, and product design
- Use lean manufacturing principles to enhance process capability, reduce costs, and increase capacity
- Track and analyze manufacturing performance metrics to drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Establish and maintain tool repair, maintenance, and calibration schedules.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering or related fields
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in a production environment
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented approach
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work required nights/weekends/ on-call schedules
- Enthusiasm for contributing to a cutting-edge technology company focused on revolutionizing manufacturing and promoting sustainability.
Preferred:
- Prior experience or coursework in additive manufacturing, materials science, mechanical or industrial engineering is a plus.
Seurat Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.