Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 Alpha - our rapidly developed humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots - and we’re growing the team to take it even further.

About Us

We are a next-generation humanoid robotics company headquartered in London, with engineering hubs in Boston and Vancouver. Our mission is to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective humanoid robots for industrial environments.

As we progress from product development to commercial deployment, manufacturing becomes a critical competitive advantage. We are building a world-class manufacturing capability that supports rapid product iteration today while laying the foundation for scalable, high-quality production tomorrow.

We are hiring an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to help bridge the gap between product development and production—driving manufacturability, industrialisation, and production readiness across our humanoid robot platform.

About the Role

As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer , you will work at the intersection of Hardware Engineering, Prototype Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure our products can be built efficiently, repeatedly, and at scale.

Your initial focus will be supporting in-house development and production activities, establishing robust manufacturing processes and rapidly closing Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) feedback loops with engineering teams.

Over time, you will play a key role in the transition from internally managed production to external contract manufacturing partners, ensuring products, processes, tooling, and documentation are production-ready and scalable.

This is a highly cross-functional role suited to someone who enjoys solving practical manufacturing challenges and influencing product design through hands-on collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA)

• Partner closely with Hardware Engineering to establish rapid DFMA feedback loops throughout product development

• Identify manufacturing, assembly, quality, and serviceability risks early in the design process

• Drive design improvements that reduce cost, complexity, build time, and quality risk

• Participate in design reviews and engineering change processes to ensure manufacturability is considered from the outset

Development & Production Support

• Support development and production builds across the humanoid robot platform

• Develop assembly processes, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and test procedures

• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions

• Improve build efficiency, repeatability, and quality across production activities

Manufacturing Process Development

• Develop and maintain core manufacturing deliverables, including:

  • Manufacturing Bills of Material (MBOM)

  • Bill of Process (BOP)

  • Bill of Equipment (BOE)

  • Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)

  • Work Instructions

  • Manufacturing Readiness Assessments

• Support line balancing, workstation design, and assembly sequence optimisation

• Define process controls and critical quality checkpoints

Industrialisation & Production Readiness

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from concept through production readiness

• Define manufacturing strategies for new products and major design revisions

• Develop validation plans for manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures

• Partner with Supply Chain and Quality to ensure production readiness across the entire value chain

Contract Manufacturing Transition

• Support the company’s transition from internally managed production to external contract manufacturing partners

• Prepare manufacturing documentation packages for CM partners

• Participate in CM selection, onboarding, and capability assessments

• Support process transfer, line bring-up, pilot builds, and manufacturing validation activities

• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues identified during ramp-up and scaling activities

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, quality, throughput, and cost

• Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles across manufacturing activities

• Support root cause analysis and corrective action investigations

• Help establish scalable manufacturing standards and best practices across the organisation

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrialisation, NPI, or Advanced Manufacturing roles

• Experience supporting complex electromechanical products in robotics, automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, or related industries

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly systems, tooling, fixtures, production documentation, and measurement systems

• Experience developing MBOMs, BOPs, PFMEAs, process flows, and manufacturing work instructions

• Proven ability to work closely with design engineering teams to improve manufacturability

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills across mechanical and electrical systems

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, rapidly evolving development environments
  

Bonus Points

• Experience supporting both development builds and production ramps

• Experience working with contract manufacturers and production transfer activities

• Familiarity with PLM, ERP, MES, and manufacturing execution systems

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, APQP, PPAP, or similar methodologies

• Experience in quality engineering - defect, root cause, and corrective action

• Familiarity with production test systems and test scripts

Why Join Us

• Help build the manufacturing foundation for one of the most ambitious robotics companies in the world

• Work closely with world-class hardware engineers developing cutting-edge humanoid robots

• Influence product design through practical manufacturing expertise

• Play a critical role in taking products from development through industrialisation and into global production

What We Offer

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.

• 30+ paid days off, including 23 days of annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days (including Christmas–New Year shutdown).

• Private healthcare, including virtual and in-person care.

• Pension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings.

• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in-office.

• Work at the frontier - collaborate daily with world-class engineers, researchers, and product experts building the next generation of AI and humanoid robotics.

• Real ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one.