What We Do at Verterra Energy
At Verterra Energy, we're on a mission to harness the power in the world's rivers, canals and oceans. To accomplish this, we are commercializing our first device called VOLTURNUS, a pioneering water-power technology that deploys in harmony with the current to capture baseline, zero emission electricity.
Backed by top-tier investors and a multi-year government contract, we are growing our founding team to help achieve key milestones. Partners and collaborators include: NIRON, DoD, DoE, University of Minnesota, WEG Group, Beckhoff, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the US Army Corp of Engineers.
Recent press releases can be found on our website:
https://www.verterraenergy.com/news
About the role
Verterra Energy is seeking a New Product Introduction (NPI) Manufacturing Engineer to work hand-in-hand with the engineering team to incorporate Design for Manufacturing principles into VOLTURNUS. The ideal candidate has experience creating build process diagrams, manufacturing documentation and work instructions, and cell design and layout. They can identify, design, and procure manufacturing equipment and tooling.
In this position, the NPI Manufacturing Engineer will contribute to numerous phases of product design, development, prototyping, manufacturing, and operational support. This position will play a critical part in Verterra Energy’s novel modular hydropower technology development process and will transition successful concepts through prototyping and into production.
The successful candidate will have experience standing up a production line for a complete product, not just a component, and will have practical experience being the glue between engineering and operations.
Key responsibilities
- Lead Design-for-Manufacturing efforts across key subsystems and assemblies
- Work with Operations to create and implement production readiness infrastructure and processes
- Develop build process diagrams, work instructions, and supporting documentation for assembly and test
- Identify, specify, and help procure manufacturing equipment, tooling, and fixtures
- Identify and establish digital and industrial needs to support low-rate initial production
- Support Operations strategy development for production scaling and factory modernization
- Help define and track key manufacturing metrics related to quality, cost, and throughput
- Report progress, risks, and opportunities to the Program Manager and provide updates to the Leadership Team
Must have
- U.S. citizens or green card
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field
- 10+ years of professional experience as a manufacturing, industrial, or design engineer, with hands-on practical involvement working with a production line (or in a shop or laboratory environment)
- Experience incorporating design for production (manufacturing / cost / repair / quality / test) features into products in development
- Understanding of design for manufacturability (high and low volume), including production scaling
- Comfort working closely with both engineers and technicians in a hardware environment
Nice to have
- Experience with electronics, composites, and polymer production
- Lean Manufacturing background, participation or leadership of Lean or Kaizen events, and experience with continuous improvement initiatives
- Cell layout design or redesign experience, including facilities incorporation
- Experience with tools such as Statistical Process Control, RCCA Process, Process Certification, PPAP, Six Sigma, etc.
- Project management, leadership, or organizational skills and the ability to effectively identify and prioritize work
- Experience training technicians and operators
- Experience working Government or DoD programs
- Flexibility to wear multiple hats in a startup environment
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company-paid life, disability, and basic protections
- 401(k) with employer match
- 4 weeks paid time off + 2 weeks sick and safe leave
- 7 company-paid holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1), Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
- Stocked kitchen
Equal opportunity
Verterra Energy does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
