Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About Eyebot

Eyebot is an outcome-focused technology company on a mission to make vision care accessible to everyone, equally. Headquartered in Boston’s North End and Charlestown neighborhoods and backed by top investors and the National Science Foundation, our vision test kiosk is reshaping how vision care is delivered.

If you are passionate about solving big problems and building the future of vision care, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

As our Manufacturing Engineer, you'll own the processes that take our vision test kiosks from partial to final-assembly, and you'll help define what those processes look like from the ground up. You'll take over management of our domestic and overseas assembly operation, driving quality, consistency, and scale while working closely with our product engineering team to ensure we're delivering saleable kiosks to operations for the final delivery to customers.

This role is foundational. As Eyebot scales, this position is expected to grow into a leadership role, eventually managing a team of manufacturing engineers. If you want to build something and then lead the team that runs it, this is that opportunity.

What You’ll Do:

• Refine manufacturing readiness for our production model.

• Lead DFM and DFA efforts in close collaboration with mechanical teams.

• Own process development and documentation for kiosk assembly and sub-assembly, including test and inspection protocols.

• Identify and qualify contract manufacturers and suppliers; manage those relationships through production ramp.

• Establish process control points that protect critical product specs and quality requirements.

• Use production data to drive continuous improvement - analyzing process capability, flagging failures early, and closing the loop

• Collaborate cross-functionally on engineering and operational challenges as they come up. (they will)

• Evaluate existing components and tooling, identify gaps, and own the decisions that close them - including working directly with sourcing to get there

• This role has a leadership trajectory: as Eyebot scales, you'll grow into managing a team of manufacturing engineers, shaping not just the process but the people who run it

A note on schedule: This role is based in Boston's North End or Charlestown offices, 4-5 days/week in office. Some domestic and potentially international travel to contract manufacturers and suppliers should be expected. Must be able to travel overseas on 4-6 trips/year.

What We’re Looking For:

Required:

• 10+ years in manufacturing or design engineering, with hands-on NPI experience.

• Experience taking electromechanical products from prototype to mass production.

• Strong grasp of DFM/DFA principles and process control methods.

• A bias toward action - you're equally comfortable thinking strategically and getting into the details

• Familiarity with global contract manufacturers and supplier management.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T.

• Experience in a regulated industry (medical devices, pharmaceutical, automotive, or similar) - you know what documentation is required, how to navigate compliance processes, and can be the go-to expert on the team for all of it.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with ISO 13485 and product safety testing - you know the framework and can work within it without losing momentum.

• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.

• Data analysis and statistical process control tools.

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or related engineering discipline.

Who You Are:

• You're a builder - you're not satisfied until the thing works, and you hold yourself to that standard when no one's watching.

• You communicate clearly across teams - you can translate between engineering and ops without losing anyone.

• You thrive in ambiguity - early-stage hardware is messy, and you treat that as a feature, not a bug

• You're energized by the idea that what you manufacture will sit in a big-box retailer or a clinic and change how someone gets their vision checked.

What We Offer:

• Compensation: $125,000-$145,000 base salary, commensurate with experience.

• Meaningful equity - you're building this with us and should share in what we create.

• Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO - we care about the work you do, not the hours you log.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Employer-sponsored 401(k)

• Commuter support and wellness benefits - including tools like Calm and Cariloop to help you perform at your best.

• A culture where all ideas are welcome, no matter how out there — that's how Eyebot started, and it's how we keep moving forward.

• Collaborative offices in Boston's North End and Charlestown neighborhoods, with regular team lunches and a waterfront view.

• The opportunity to build products that improve lives and reshape how vision care is delivered.

Apply — Even If You're Not Sure

We know that job descriptions can feel like long checklists, and that talented people sometimes talk themselves out of applying. If you're excited about this role and the mission but don't meet every single requirement, we still want to hear from you. Eyebot is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team, and we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Eyebot is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.