Senior/Staff NPI Mechanical Engineer
Austin, TXJobPosted 4 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Flux Computing seeks an experienced Senior Staff NPI Mechanical Engineer to industrialize complex mechanical and opto-mechanical assemblies for next-generation AI computing solutions. The role develops, validates, and optimizes manufacturing processes from concept through production readiness, working across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply management, and contract manufacturing partners. It provides technical leadership to prepare products for high-volume production and transfer to Manufacturing Operations.
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Full job description
The Role We're looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Staff NPI Mechanical Engineer to develop manufacturing processes and deliver production readiness for next-generation AI computing solutions. You'll serve as a senior technical leader for the industrialization of complex mechanical and opto-mechanical assemblies, transforming engineering designs into robust, scalable manufacturing processes capable of supporting high-volume production. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Global Supply Management, Quality, and manufacturing partners, you'll develop, validate, and optimize manufacturing processes while driving products from concept through production readiness. You'll be responsible for delivering capable manufacturing processes that meet yield, quality, cycle time, and production performance objectives before successful transfer to Manufacturing Operations. Key Responsibilities
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Deliver manufacturing processes: Partner with contract manufacturers to develop and deliver robust manufacturing processes for complex mechanical and opto-mechanical assemblies from concept through production readiness.
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Deliver production readiness: Validate manufacturing processes, process capability, and manufacturing readiness to enable successful product launches and seamless transfer to Manufacturing Operations.
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Lead product industrialization: Provide technical leadership across Engineering, Global Supply Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and contract manufacturing partners to industrialize new products from development through high-volume manufacturing.
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Deliver manufacturing performance: Meet or exceed established goals for yield, quality, process capability, cycle time, and throughput prior to transfer to Manufacturing Operations.
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Enable manufacturing scale: Develop scalable manufacturing processes, tooling, fixturing, automation, and material flow that support long-term production growth.
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Resolve complex technical issues: Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing issues, using data and structured problem-solving to improve process performance and product quality.
Skills and Experience
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Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another technical field.
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10+ years of engineering experience in New Product Introduction and Process Engineering within advanced manufacturing environments.
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Subject matter expertise in mechanical and opto-mechanical assembly processes, including manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixturing, material flow, manufacturing automation, and final assembly, test, and pack.
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Deep understanding of manufacturing process development, process capability, process failure mode and effects analysis, and process validation.
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Proven success developing manufacturing processes from concept through production readiness.
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Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional product industrialization efforts through technical influence and sound engineering judgment.
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Proven ability to partner with contract manufacturers to develop and validate manufacturing processes that enable high-volume manufacturing.
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders across functions and organizations.
Nice to Have
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Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering field.
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Experience applying Lean Six Sigma principles to supplier development, supplier performance, and manufacturing operations.
How this job compares
Set against the 7,601 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$117–160K/yr269 salary ranges
- US median$45–59/hr383 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 798 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Texas and 7,601 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,308 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,231 of the 7,601 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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