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Job Title: Director of Manufacturing Engineering
Location: San Francisco, CA - Onsite
DIRECTOR – MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
About The Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Director to lead all manufacturing engineering functions at a modern electronics manufacturing facility specializing in server assembly, box build, and rack-level integration and testing. This role will own cross-functional engineering activities across Product Engineering, Test Development, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction (NPI), Design Engineering, Equipment Maintenance to drive operational excellence, scalability, and innovation.
This is a foundational leadership role in a newly developed flagship manufacturing site—offering a unique opportunity to build and shape the engineering organization as part of a broader initiative to create a next-generation model factory.
What You Will Be Doing
Lead and mentor engineering teams across product, test, manufacturing, and maintenance functions.
Develop and implement the site’s engineering strategy to support production, innovation, quality, and scalability goals
Drive a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
Serve as the primary technical authority for engineering decisions on site.
Implement lean manufacturing principles, PFMEA, continuous improvement initiatives and standardization
Oversee equipment selection, layout planning, and capacity modeling
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Manage site-level industrialization of new products: from engineering builds to full ramp.
Coordinate engineering readiness (tooling, process, test, training) for each phase gate.
Interface with customer engineering teams and Program Management on schedules and deliverables.
Drive closed-loop feedback from manufacturing and test data back into product design.
Ensure traceability, yield monitoring, and root-cause analysis systems are robust and scalable.
Support the transition to automated test platforms and data-driven quality systems.
Ensure uptime, calibration, and health monitoring of critical production and test equipment including automation solutions
Collaborate with internal R&D and Product teams to evaluate, pilot, and scale automation solutions – robotics, autonomous material movement, vision systems, and data-driven process controls
Represent engineering in customer audits, technical reviews, and executive briefings
What We Want To See
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
Location: San Francisco, CA - Onsite
DIRECTOR – MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
About The Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Director to lead all manufacturing engineering functions at a modern electronics manufacturing facility specializing in server assembly, box build, and rack-level integration and testing. This role will own cross-functional engineering activities across Product Engineering, Test Development, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction (NPI), Design Engineering, Equipment Maintenance to drive operational excellence, scalability, and innovation.
This is a foundational leadership role in a newly developed flagship manufacturing site—offering a unique opportunity to build and shape the engineering organization as part of a broader initiative to create a next-generation model factory.
What You Will Be Doing
- Leadership & Strategy
Lead and mentor engineering teams across product, test, manufacturing, and maintenance functions.
Develop and implement the site’s engineering strategy to support production, innovation, quality, and scalability goals
Drive a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
Serve as the primary technical authority for engineering decisions on site.
- Manufacturing & Process Engineering
Implement lean manufacturing principles, PFMEA, continuous improvement initiatives and standardization
Oversee equipment selection, layout planning, and capacity modeling
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Manage site-level industrialization of new products: from engineering builds to full ramp.
Coordinate engineering readiness (tooling, process, test, training) for each phase gate.
Interface with customer engineering teams and Program Management on schedules and deliverables.
- Product & Design Engineering
Drive closed-loop feedback from manufacturing and test data back into product design.
- Test Development & Automation
Ensure traceability, yield monitoring, and root-cause analysis systems are robust and scalable.
Support the transition to automated test platforms and data-driven quality systems.
- Equipment Maintenance
Ensure uptime, calibration, and health monitoring of critical production and test equipment including automation solutions
- Factory Automation & Innovation
Collaborate with internal R&D and Product teams to evaluate, pilot, and scale automation solutions – robotics, autonomous material movement, vision systems, and data-driven process controls
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Represent engineering in customer audits, technical reviews, and executive briefings
What We Want To See
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 10 years of engineering leadership experience in electronics manufacturing, preferably servers or data center infrastructure.
- Proven track record managing teams in box build, system assembly, and rack-level testing environments.
- Strong background in test engineering (ICT, functional, burn-in) and process validation.
- Experience with NPI processes, customer collaboration, and high-mix/low-volume operations.
- Familiarity with MES, SPC, traceability tools, lean/Six Sigma, and smart factory systems.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Experience working in CM, OEM, ODM manufacturing facilities
- Exposure to liquid-cooling, high-power rack systems, or edge compute infrastructure.
- Knowledge of ISO, IPC, and industry compliance standards for electronics manufacturing.u and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.