Ginkgo Bioworks

Ginkgo Bioworks

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

California, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$98k-$138kDetected 29 days ago
Supply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPInventory ManagementSolidWorksMechanical DesignGMPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityLean Manufacturing

About the role

  • Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more.
  • Ginkgo Introduction Ginkgo is a high-growth, well-capitalized public biotech company headquartered in Boston that is redesigning the living world to solve some of the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Directly lead and mentor a team of Engineering Technicians
  • assign work, conduct performance feedback, and support career development for direct reports.
  • Process Development & Enforcement: Author, maintain, and enforce Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPIs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and assembly checklists. Ensure the team consistently works to documented standards.
  • Quality Systems & Standards: Establish and maintain proactive quality processes including Incoming Quality Control (IQC) for components and sub-assemblies, in-process inspection checkpoints, and final acceptance criteria.
  • Own and administer the Material Review Board (MRB) process for non-conforming materials - ensuring timely dispositioning, supplier feedback, and preventive action.
  • Maintain build records and drive continuous improvement through structured corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
  • Production Planning: Partner with project managers and engineering leads to translate customer commitments and sales forecasts into realistic production schedules. Track build progress against plan and surface risks proactively.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive manufacturing efficiency improvements using Lean, 5S, and other manufacturing engineering methodologies. Reduce cycle time, rework, and material waste.
  • Supply Chain & Vendor Coordination: Work with procurement and vendors to ensure timely delivery of components and sub-assemblies. Participate in supplier qualification and support make-vs-buy decisions.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Mechatronics Engineers to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability (DFM/DFA). Provide manufacturing feedback during design reviews and new product introduction (NPI).

Requirements

  • Technical Breadth: Practical experience with electromechanical assembly, cable harnessing, and integration of mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems.
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across engineering, operations, and management stakeholders.
  • Experience with NPI processes: translating engineering prototypes into repeatable, scalable production builds.
  • Experience supporting customer site installations or field service activities for capital equipment.

Nice to have

  • Experience manufacturing complex robotic or automation systems, multi-axis motion systems, or lab instrumentation.
  • Familiarity with lab automation equipment (liquid handlers from Agilent, Hamilton, Beckman/Labcyte
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or 5S methodologies in a production environment.
  • Formal training or certification in quality systems (ISO 9001, GMP, or similar).
  • Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred) for reviewing designs, creating jig/fixture models, and supporting DFM reviews.
  • Experience in a contract manufacturing or integrator environment - combining technologies from multiple vendors into a unified system.
  • Preferred Capabilities and Experience
  • We do not expect that any one candidate will have all of the following experiences - each is independently a preferred or "nice-to-have" capability.

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this role is $98,400–$138,400.

Benefits

  • Ginkgo is a high-growth, well-capitalized public biotech company headquartered in Boston that is redesigning the living world to solve some of the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more.
  • Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.

Company info

  • Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer.
  • Our mission to "make biology easier to engineer" is poised to disrupt multiple industries by leveraging our innovative data, automation, and scale in biological engineering.
  • We're looking for an experienced manufacturing leader who is excited by the challenges of scaling production of our Automation Technology.
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