Vital Lyfe is redefining water access with aerospace-grade purification technology. Freedom from infrastructure, built for movement, built for life without limits. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
Design, develop and optimize manufacturing processes and production lines for our desalination systems, from first builds through high rate production. Lead DFM/DFA initiatives: tooling, fixtures, robot end-effectors, conveyors, automation programming, control systems. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or equivalent)
- 2+ years as a project lead
- Strong CAD (SolidWorks / other) experience and familiarity with manufacturing automation, tooling & fixture design
- Hands on mindset: comfortable designing the process and also working with operators & equipment to validate and refine
- Strong problem solving skills, ability to operate in ambiguous/higher growth environment, clear communicator across teams
More about this role
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.
Design, develop and optimize manufacturing processes and production lines for our desalination systems, from first builds through high rate production.
Lead DFM/DFA initiatives: tooling, fixtures, robot end-effectors, conveyors, automation programming, control systems.
Work cross functionally to select equipment, define cycle-times, yield targets, cost-per-unit, quality metrics.
Develop work instructions, process flows, layout designs; implement and validate manufacturing methods for new systems.
Own continuous improvement efforts: reduce cost, increase throughput, improve reliability and uptime in a fast-moving hardware startup environment.
Collaborate with procurement, quality, test, integration teams and external vendors/suppliers to ensure smooth scale up & ramp out of manufacturing.
Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or equivalent).
2+ years as a project lead
Strong CAD (SolidWorks / other) experience and familiarity with manufacturing automation, tooling & fixture...
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