Reframe Systems

Director of Factory Engineering

Andover, MA · Director

Work authorization requiredDetected 139 days ago

Supply ChainProcurementRoboticsPLCMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingAdaptability

About the role

Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way.
We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better.
You treat the factory itself as the product: a complex system of interacting subsystems, competing constraints, and cross-functional trade-offs.

Responsibilities

Facility Stand-up & Scaling: Lead the physical deployment of manufacturing sites, moving from initial concept to a fully operational, high-output facility.
Infrastructure Mastery: Manage complex mechanical and structural requirements, including floor loading, precision equipment leveling, and utility integration.
Hands-on Problem Solving: Partner with factory production staff to run experiments, test new layouts, and drive incremental design changes on the floor.
Vendor Ecosystem Management: Build and manage a resilient network of vendors, ensuring that rollout cycles aren't broken by supply chain failures or shifting requirements.
Manage complex mechanical and structural requirements, including floor loading, precision equipment leveling, and utility integration.
Partner with factory production staff to run experiments, test new layouts, and drive incremental design changes on the floor.
Build and manage a resilient network of vendors, ensuring that rollout cycles aren't broken by supply chain failures or shifting requirements.

Requirements

You can still read a drawing and catch problems, and that fluency is what lets you make system-level trade-offs that hold up on the factory floor.
8+ Years of Experience: A proven track record in mechanical engineering with a significant focus on manufacturing build-outs and facility deployment.
Mechanical Engineering Background: You likely started as a Principal Mechanical Engineer and moved into leadership because you enjoy the complexity of physical systems.
"Zero-to-One" Experience: You have personally been on the ground for the birth of a new facility and understand the grit required to make it functional.
Strategic Yet Hands-On: While you can define high-level technical standards, you are just as comfortable troubleshooting a mechanical failure on the factory floor.
Experience modeling Takt time, OEE, and throughput using first principles or simulation software (e.g., FlexSim, AnyLogic).
Experience integrating industrial sensors, PLC-based hardware, and MES dashboards within production environments.
If you believe you have the skills to thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply-even if you don't meet 100% of the listed requirements.
You have personally been on the ground for the birth of a new facility and understand the grit required to make it functional.
Resilient Mindset: We value preparation over planning. You build systems that are flexible enough to handle real-world rollout constraints without breaking the mission.
Managed capital equipment procurement and contract negotiations exceeding $1M, including Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT).
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Reframe Systems is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you believe you have the skills to thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply-even if you don't meet 100% of the listed requirements. At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Skills

Author and refine the "Microfactory Playbook," creating a repeatable, mechanical, and operational framework for nationwide expansion.

Company info

Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live. Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.
Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way. We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need. Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.
We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better. Come build it with us.
Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live.
Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.
We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need.
Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.
Come build it with us.

Visa & Work Authorization

At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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