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Vital Lyfe

Manufacturing Engineer

Los Angeles - Greater Area$125k–$145kfulltimemidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

Vital Lyfe seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design and optimize production processes for innovative desalination systems, scaling from prototype to high-volume manufacturing. You'll lead automation initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across teams in a fast-growing hardware startup focused on water security.

What you'll do

  • Design and optimize manufacturing processes and production lines for desalination systems at scale
  • Lead design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) initiatives including tooling, fixtures, and automation
  • Develop work instructions, process flows, and layout designs while validating manufacturing methods
  • Work cross-functionally to select equipment, define cycle times, costs, and quality metrics
  • Drive continuous improvement efforts to reduce costs, increase throughput, and improve reliability
  • Collaborate with procurement, quality, test, and vendor teams to support manufacturing scale-up

What they're looking for

  • Manufacturing process design and optimization
  • CAD software (SolidWorks or equivalent)
  • Automation, tooling, and fixture design
  • Production line equipment selection
  • Problem-solving in fast-paced environments
  • Cross-functional communication
  • Lean manufacturing and process control (preferred)
  • Mechanical systems and fluid/pressure equipment knowledge (preferred)

Benefits

  • Work on high-impact global water security and climate resilience problems
  • Early ownership stake in a high-growth, engineering-led startup
  • Build long-term career equity as company scales
  • Join a mission-driven, tight-knit team
  • 100% onsite role in Torrance, CA
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Vital Lyfe

Vital Lyfe builds innovative water-making and desalination technology for high-volume production. The company is hiring Automation and Controls Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Manufacturing Engineers to design systems, optimize production processes, and scale manufacturing from prototype to mass production.

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