Job Description:
Manufacturing Excellence Engineer
Location: Mesa, Arizona / Hybrid as required
Employment Type: Full-time
The Manufacturing Excellent Engineer will lead manufacturing engineering activities with contract manufacturers to establish repeatable, scalable, and capable production processes for power electronics and related products. This role supports the full product lifecycle—from prototype and pilot builds through production ramp and continuous improvement—by developing assembly processes, tooling, fixtures, work instructions, testing methods, and manufacturing documentation.
Key responsibilities
- Develop manufacturing processes
- Create manufacturing work instructions
- Lead Process FMEAs
- Develop assembly fixtures
- Validate manufacturing processes
- Improve First Pass Yield
- Support new product introduction (NPI)
- Manage end-of-line testing
- Reduce manufacturing cost
- Improve factory productivity
- Develop manufacturing documentation
- Support process validation
- Analyze production issues
- Improve cycle time
- Reduce defects
- Support operator training
- Implement engineering changes
- Develop tooling
- Support pilot builds
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
- Hands-on experience developing and improving assembly processes for power electronics.
- Practical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value-stream improvement, and waste reduction.
Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting process development, NPI, process validation, tooling, work instructions, and production improvement. They should have hands-on experience with power electronics, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, process troubleshooting, operator training, and first-pass-yield improvement.
At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.
Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are NextpowerSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment
- Hands-on experience developing and improving assembly processes for power electronics
- Practical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value-stream improvement, and waste reduction
- Experience with process development, NPI, process validation, tooling, work instructions, and production improvement
- Experience with process troubleshooting, operator training, and first-pass-yield improvement
Nextracker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nextracker and has not been reviewed or approved by Nextracker.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is offered. The company stood up its own plan in 2023 alongside additional welfare benefits in early 2024.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness offerings include yoga and meditation classes, onsite chair massages and bicycles, commuter/rideshare support, and EV charging at some locations. These extras supplement the core medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and family medical leave are included alongside PTO and paid holidays. This complements the broader U.S. benefits menu.
Nextracker Insights
What We Do
Since day one, Nextracker’s mission has been to transition the world to affordable, renewable power, by developing the highest-performing and resilient solar tracking technologies and software in the market for our customers. From sustainable tracker solutions that conform to uneven terrain and withstand extreme weather, Nextracker systems have resilience built in. Nextracker leads the solar industry with solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production while reducing costs for significant plant ROI
