Manufacturing Engineer

About Sorcerer

Sorcerer is deploying a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel weather forecasting. Our high-altitude balloons collect 1000x more data than existing systems and are already used daily by meteorologists to track extreme weather across the US and Central America.

We are a well-funded early-stage Y Combinator backed startup based in San Francisco, CA. This is an opportunity to join at an early stage, where you have an outsized impact across the company every day.

About the role

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Sorcerer you'll be responsible for developing manufacturing tooling and processes for both our vehicle and avionics hardware. We are rapidly scaling our sensing network to hundreds of active flight systems making this an incredibly important role with runway for huge and immediate impact.

Responsibilities

Develop avionics manufacturing and test fixtures

Work within engineering team to refine designs for manufacturability

Develop assembly procedures and test plans

Assemble and test production flight hardware when needed

Required Skill & Experience

Ability to troubleshoot electronic systems

Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Open HFT, Pytest)

Highly proficient in soldering and assembly

Ideal Candidates

Have experience managing supply chains and PCBA contract manufacturing

Have experience working with plastic films

Have experience working in startups and small independent teams

Succeed with a high level of autonomy

Location

This is an in-office role at our HQ in SoMa, San Francisco

Benefits

401k

Unlimited PTO

100% Health, Dental, Vision

Company paid life insurance

All relocation costs covered (if applicable)

Catered lunch every day

Fully-stocked office kitchen

Commute / parking stipend OR monthly proximity benefit if you relocate to within 30m walk of the office

Hiring exceptional people is our top priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have unusual backgrounds. Don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t hit every qualification.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.

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