Jobs at Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics

Supports automotive manufacturing customers by evaluating and designing workstations, conducting ergonomic and safety risk assessments, performing time studies, balancing production lines, and developing process documentation. The role tracks project deliverables, manages corrective actions, reports status, supports implementation tryouts, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, productivity, and workload distribution.

Conduct ergonomic risk and physical demands analyses across manufacturing, distribution, and other industrial environments. Use ergonomic assessment tools, digital human modeling software, and engineering judgment to identify risks, prioritize improvements, develop ergonomic standards, and deliver technical reports to clients. The role includes workplace assessments, client presentations, project leadership, research, and recommendations to improve employee health, safety, productivity, and quality. Travel to client sites is required approximately 50% of the time.

Own the backlog and roadmap for computer vision and automated inspection products used in manufacturing quality systems. Translate plant and quality requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and product increments. Lead Agile delivery, stakeholder alignment, user acceptance testing, commissioning, production validation, KPI measurement, operational readiness, training, and continuous improvement. The role requires regular plant-floor collaboration and approximately 20% travel to support manufacturing launches and system deployments.

Own hardware strategy and lifecycle for industrial computer vision systems, including cameras, imaging components, edge computing, networking, power delivery, testing, sourcing, compliance, and fleet support. Specify and validate hardware for manufacturing environments, develop standardized BOMs, assess environmental performance, support GigE Vision and PLC integrations, manage certifications, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, IT, cybersecurity, vendors, and plant stakeholders. The role requires full-time daily onsite work in Detroit, Michigan.

Assess ergonomic risks in client workplaces, conduct detailed analyses, and recommend improvements that reduce risks to employee health, productivity, quality, and safety. Collaborate with clients across automotive, manufacturing, and other industries, prepare reports, deliver presentations, and travel regularly between client facilities for site visits.

Hands-on manufacturing test engineer responsible for validating, installing, commissioning, and improving end-of-line test processes and equipment. Perform NVH and vibration analysis, functional validation, resolver calibration, troubleshooting, test software/sequences, and liaise with product and supplier engineering to reduce defects and improve production quality.