Instrumental Inc

Manufacturing Intelligence Engineer

Palo Alto, USA

Sponsorship not specified$132k-$179kDetected 72 days ago

Supply ChainHardware DesignCisco

About the role

We capture digital exhaust and engineering context from assembly lines-images, test logs, BOM data, performance, repair cycles-and our AI engines identify insights that are difficult or impossible for human engineers to find.
Manufacturing advanced electronics requires understanding millions of signals generated across complex assembly processes.
Leading companies such as NVIDIA, Cisco, and Meta rely on Instrumental to accelerate new product development and scale manufacturing across global factories.

Own customer investigations using Instrumental Solve, turning ambiguous manufacturing questions into structured analyses, validated findings, and recommended next steps.
Drive corrective actions with customer teams and manufacturing sites, ensuring findings lead to real changes in process, product, supplier, or operational behavior - building credibility and driving sustained Solve adoption along the way.
Help define how Instrumental delivers Solve outcomes as the product scales, including investigation playbooks, customer workflows, and best practices for closing the loop from insight to impact.
We're a growing team that works collaboratively, supports each other, and is energized by having impact.

You have hands-on experience in electronics or semiconductor manufacturing - whether in failure analysis, test engineering, process engineering, quality, hardware development, or a similar technical role.
You know how to investigate root cause across production data, test data, supply chain data, process history, product context, and customer-reported symptoms.
You're product-minded - you can spot workflow friction, identify product gaps, and recognize repeatable customer use cases while staying focused on delivering outcomes.

engineering teams, OEM/CSP stakeholders, manufacturing operators, and internal teammates.

The following is a representative annual base salary range for this position within the Bay Area: $132,000-$179,000.
In addition, job level and salary opportunities are evaluated through our interview process - we review the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of each applicant.

This position is also eligible for performance-based cash bonuses and growth-stage equity participation.
Instrumental is proud to offer a highly-rated variety of benefits, including health, vision, dental, commuter plans, and parental leave.

Partner closely with Instrumental Product and Engineering to identify product gaps, repeatable use cases, and workflow improvements that make Solve more valuable across customers.

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