We are looking for a strategic yet hands-on Senior Manufacturing & Assembly Manager to own the lifecycle of our electronic hardware production. In this central role, you connect engineering, operations, and product teams across our portfolio and serve as the primary interface with our EMS providers — ensuring every build, test, and assembly step is precise, reliable, and cost-efficient.
You combine strong management skills with genuine passion and solid expertise in IoT technology — from Linux servers and environments to network topology and deployment. With creativity and a hands-on mentality, you shape the architecture of our entire production ecosystem: from first prototype through production to field-ready solutions.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES- MS Partner Management: Act as the technical negotiator and operational point of contact for EMS providers'. You drive yield and production-line improvements, cost optimizations, and day-to-day alignment on quality, timelines, and delivery.
- Production Infrastructure: Integrate our production-line into the EMS providers' IT infrastructure. You ensure our automated testing, flashing, calibration, and assembly workflows run reliably within the EMS setup and can be adapted as products evolve.
- Production Line Quality Testing: Design and oversee the implementation of automated production line testing, including functional and EOL tests. Define test coverage, pass/fail criteria, and automation strategy for validating electronics and final device assembly.
- Assembly Coordination: Coordinate how our multi-component IoT systems come together — from individual boards and modules to finished, field-ready solutions. Keep the assembly flows efficient, and spot where manual steps can be replaced with smart automation on the line.
- DFM (Design for Manufacturing): Provide a feedback loop to our engineering — hardware & software — teams to improve manufacturability, testability, and assembly efficiency in an early stage.
- Economic Strategy: Analyze trade-offs between unit costs, tooling investments, and lead times to ensure our scaling is financially sustainable.
- Background: Degree in Industrial Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), TUM BWL or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Technical Foundation: Hands-on expertise in IoT production environments — Linux servers, network topology, deployment, and device calibration. You are comfortable working in EMS and production line setups where hardware, software, and infrastructure need to work together reliably.
- The Connector: Excellent communication and organizational skills. You work effectively across engineering, operations, and product teams, align stakeholders around production goals, and maintain productive, long-term EMS relationships — especially when quality or timelines are under pressure.
- Systems Thinker: You understand the "logic" of hardware/software interaction — you know how firmware flashing, calibration, and final assembly impact the production timeline.
- Operational Mindset: You are hands-on and come with a "get-it-done" attitude. You enjoy the challenge of coordinating multi-step logistics and assembly processes.
- Languages: Fluent in English and German (essential for managing local and international supplier relationships).
- (Bonus) Experience: Technical experience in hardware production and assembly processes including EOL testing.
At KINEXON, you will meet people with a similar mindset who are passionate about innovative technologies and love to master new challenges in a team, as well as create great products.
Become part of our team and enjoy the following benefits:
- #Freetime 30 days (DE) / 20 days (US) paid vacation to refuel your energy (for full-time employees)
- #WeCare – take your time off for the family (parental leave etc.)
- #WorkingHours – Early bird or night owl - you can choose your flexible work hours.
- #FlexibleLocation – we work with a hybrid and remote model.
- #OneTeam - We enjoy spending time together at regular team and company events.
- #OnTop - further benefits selected by you annually out of a range of benefits that we offer (mobility, sports, vacation budget, training budget and more)
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ABOUT US
KINEXON is a leader in Physical AI for Manufacturing & Sports, turning real-time location and motion data into actionable intelligence and automation. Our AI and IoT-driven platform supports a wide range of applications, from automated logistics and safety solutions in factories to live player tracking and performance analytics in sports. In sports, 80% of NBA teams rely on KINEXON technology, alongside FIFA and top European football teams and leagues. In manufacturing and logistics, we partner with blue chip companies including BMW, Siemens, Airbus, Continental, and MTU to drive measurable efficiency gains. Founded as a TU Munich spin-off, we are a team of ~250 people headquartered in Munich with a US office in Chicago - and we're hiring ambitious talent ready to shape the future of physical AI.
Skills Required
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, TUM BWL, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
- Proven experience managing EMS providers and production-line improvements
- Hands-on expertise in IoT production environments including Linux servers, network deployment, and device calibration
- Experience designing and implementing automated production-line testing, functional and EOL tests
- Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills across engineering, operations, and product teams
- Fluent in English and German
- Operational, hands-on mindset coordinating multi-step assembly and logistics
- Technical experience in hardware production and assembly processes including EOL testing
What We Do
KINEXON stands for connected and automated operations in manufacturing, logistics, sports and media organizations. Our full IoT-stack, which includes state-of-the-art cloud solutions, translates physical worlds into digital twins and provides intuitive tools to identify, optimize and automate processes. Through our leading solutions we enable our customers to achieve next-level performance, efficiency and sustainability. 360-degree connectivity also seamlessly integrates into existing IT infrastructures and allows to realize individual applications. As a full-stack provider, KINEXON covers the entire range of sensors, cloud-software, consulting, and service. In addition, KINEXON possesses profound vertical expertise in manufacturing, logistics, professional sports, and media. Among the clients are top international sports clubs from the NBA, NHL, NFL, Bundesliga, DEL, BBL, and HBL, globally active companies including BMW, Continental, Zalando, and Red Bull, as well as high-reach media enterprises such as Red Bull Mediahouse and Sky. KINEXON has received several awards for its innovative solutions – for example, KINEXON won the awards for most innovative tech company in Bavaria, several IoT Awards in the US, and and "best young tech company" at the "Factory of the Year" awards, organized by A.T. Kearney and the industry journal “Die Produktion.” KINEXON was founded by Dr. Alexander Hüttenbrink and Dr. Oliver Trinchera, former scientists of the Technical University of Munich. The headquarters in Munich, as well as the US offices in Chicago currently employ around 300 people.
