Harbinger builds electric medium-duty truck chassis for commercial fleet operators such as FedEx.
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Harbinger</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.</span></p></div><h2><strong>Position Summary</strong></h2> <p>The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting daily production operations while driving continuous improvement across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role serves as the primary engineering resource for resolving manufacturing issues, optimizing manufacturing processes, implementing engineering changes, and ensuring products are built to specification. The Manufacturing Engineer works closely with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Product Engineering to improve production performance and manufacturing capability.</p> <h3><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary engineering resource for manufacturing issues impacting safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.</li> <li>Develop and maintain work instructions, standard work, process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, and manufacturing documentation.</li> <li>Develop, implement, and validate corrective and preventive actions.</li> <li>Support containment and recovery activities related to quality, supplier, and production issues.</li> <li>Escalate critical production risks and drive timely resolution.</li> <li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, labor efficiency, cycle time, OEE, first-pass yield, and cost reduction.</li> <li>Analyze manufacturing data and KPIs to identify opportunities and prioritize improvement activities.</li> <li>Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and waste reduction initiatives.</li> <li>Support implementation of engineering change orders (ECOs), product revisions, and process changes.</li> <li>Design and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and automation solutions.</li> <li>Support MES, traceability, process controls, and manufacturing system improvements.</li> <li>Validate new equipment, tooling, suppliers, processes, and product changes.</li> <li>Lead capacity, line balancing, workflow, and ergonomic improvement projects.</li> <li>Support new product introductions and manufacturing readiness activities.</li> <li>Lead root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies including 5 Why, Fishbone,DOE, and Pareto analysis.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.</li> <li>3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.</li> <li>Experience in high-volume manufacturing, automotive, EV, aerospace, or industrial production environments preferred.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis methodologies.</li> <li>Experience with MES, ERP, quality systems, and manufacturing data analysis.</li> <li>Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.</li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>Key Benefits & Perks:</strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Early-stage Stock Options</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Annual Vacation Bonus</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Wellness & Fertility Benefits</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Cell Phone Stipend</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens</li> </ul></div><div class="title">California Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$85,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$115,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Equal Opportunity</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermoto