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1X

Coatings and Materials Manufacturing Engineer

San Carlos, CA$200k–$248kfulltimemidAdded 2 days ago

About this role

Lead the manufacturing scale-up and industrialization of advanced coatings, fibers, and composite materials for 1X's humanoid robots. You'll oversee process development, equipment selection, production commissioning, and operator training to transition materials from lab to high-volume manufacturing.

What you'll do

  • Scale advanced coating and fiber material processes from laboratory to production, managing capacity, cycle time, yield, and cost optimization
  • Develop and validate repeatable manufacturing processes with defined process windows, SOPs, work instructions, and production-readiness criteria
  • Specify, source, and commission production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and automation systems
  • Apply DOE, SPC, PFMEA, and root-cause analysis to improve yield, throughput, quality, and safety
  • Define critical-to-quality characteristics, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria for material and product requirements
  • Establish technical documentation systems including process specs, validation protocols, training materials, and production records

What they're looking for

  • Chemical engineering and polymer science
  • Advanced manufacturing processes (coatings, polymers, elastomers, fibers, composites)
  • Manufacturing scale-up and process translation
  • DOE, SPC, process capability, PFMEA, root-cause analysis
  • Equipment specification, tooling design, and vendor management
  • Production floor troubleshooting and hands-on manufacturing
  • Cross-functional communication and project ownership
  • Quality control and validation methodology
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1X

1X builds humanoid robots for home use, with its NEO robot requiring sophisticated hardware, firmware, and cloud systems. The company is hiring across compliance testing, audio systems, embedded firmware, cloud platform development, and supplier engineering to bring its robots to production and scale.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a specific material or process you scaled from lab to production—what were the key challenges and how did you solve them?
  • Describe your experience with DOE and SPC. Can you give an example of how you used these tools to improve a manufacturing process?
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