Production Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Production Engineer to drive high-quality assembly at our factories in Thailand. You will play a crucial role in supporting the mass production of our cutting-edge low-power hardware through hands-on support in the factory.

We’re looking for someone who can drive manufacturing best practices, and who has experience using statistical process controls to sustain high-performing processes to build ultra-reliable hardware.

You’ll be based at our contract manufacturing facility in Asia, backed by our team of exceptional people on the ground and at Halter’s Auckland HQ to ensure this is the best job you’ll ever have. You may travel to other manufacturing or supplier locations when required, and to New Zealand to work with the broader team once or twice per year.

What your day could look like:

• Rapidly responding to an issue in production by taking a first principles approach, developing a recommended plan of attack and putting it into action with internal team members and support staff at the CM
• Making changes to a test system to improve gauge repeatability and reproducibility
• Prioritising factory activities through systematic reviews of yield, statistical process control data and test system performance
• Auditing supplier production processes to highlight and resolve areas of risk
• Delivering feedback to a supplier on areas of improvement and following up with on-site visits to see improvements in action
• Planning and implementing line improvements to unblock capacity in rate-limiting processes
• Tracking cycle times and assisting in manufacturing cost negotiations.
• Working with the team at the CM to find ways to minimise wasted actions on the line through optimising movements, station layout, or automation

Who we’re looking for:

• A Senior-level Production Engineer with 8+ years of experience. Production of electro-mechanical products is preferred.
• Willing to be based at our main production facility to facilitate real-time oversight of production, and travel as required to other locations around Asia. Travel is estimated at 15-20% of your time.
• Previous experience analysing production data and utilising statistical process control methods.
• Confident in implementing production quality standards and manufacturing best practices, for example: ISO, IPC standards, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, and Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience in the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly reliable assembly processes and test systems for high-volume electro-mechanical products.
• Experience with a broad range of production processes including electronics assembly (SMT, thru-hole soldering), and final assembly.
• Someone who is positive and will thrive in a self-motivated and challenging startup atmosphere.
• Experience with production data & test frameworks (Hardware Testing Framework on Python), and production reliability testing (burn-in tests, Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) would be preferred.
• Experience with mechanical parts manufacturing (injection moulding) is desirable.

Why our team loves working at Halter

• Every now and again a company comes along that disrupts and transforms an entire industry, leaving society in a better place. Few people get the opportunity to work at companies like these. Halter is an incredible technology transforming an essential industry. We have a genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.
• Dedicate yourself to solving real-world problems alongside an epic team in a high-growth culture. The excitement, risk and reward of a high-growth technology scale-up on the global stage. Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
• We will set you up with the space to do your best work in the factory with great equipment, snacks and drinks.
• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
• We offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary and a range of benefits.

About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

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Join our team

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!

If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch!

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