Sustaining Engineer

About Lumafield: 

Founded in 2019, Lumafield has developed the world's first accessible X-Ray CT scanner for engineers. Our easy-to-use scanner and cloud-based software give engineers the ability to see their work clearly, inside and out, at an extremely affordable price.  

Engineers make million-dollar decisions every day, and they need tools that give them the greatest possible insight into their products. By offering unprecedented visibility into products, as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data, Lumafield promises to revolutionize the way complex products are created, manufactured, and used across industries. 

We are an impact driven company obsessed with providing the best value to our customers keeping their needs at the center of our evolution. Our team today includes world-class researchers and industrial designers, PhDs, creators, founders of successful startups, and zero egos. We are backed by top venture capital funds like Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, DCVC, Spark Capital, and others. 

The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA and has an office in San Francisco, CA.

About the role: 

Lumafield is seeking a highly motivated Sustaining Engineer to ensure the ongoing performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance of our hardware products throughout their lifecycle. As a member of the Manufacturing Team, you will drive essential updates and improvements to our flagship product line, making our products more powerful and reliable. This role offers a unique blend of autonomy and influence, allowing you to drive continuous improvements and innovations in a high-impact product that is revolutionizing the way things are manufactured everywhere.

If you are interested in joining a well-funded growth stage company, this is the perfect opportunity for you to become a part of the Lumafield team!

What you'll do:

• Drive ongoing design improvement from ideation to execution based on feedback from customers, the build team, and the engineering team.
• Work closely with our Regulatory Team to ensure our scanners maintain ongoing compliance with all applicable state, federal, and international regulations.
• Triage electromechanical issues on the production floor and execute short-term corrections & long-term corrective actions.
• Execute design changes and documentation updates using sound CAD and 2D drawing best practices.
• Develop and document SOPs for manufacturing processes, including assembly instructions and IQC.
• Identify and execute assembly process changes to improve the safety, quality, ease, ergonomics, and speed of assembly.
• Design, build, and evaluate jigs and/or fixtures to improve assembly tasks.
• Manage ECOs and train assembly technicians in new processes and assemblies.

About you:

• 3-5 years of relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Have strong knowledge of 3D modeling best practices, particularly in OnShape or Solidworks.
• Have experience working with product lifecycle management systems.
• Are a hands-on engineer, well versed in quality control and testing/validation.
• Have a desire to deeply understand the interactions of complex electromechanical products.
• Have excellent written and graphical communication skills.
• Have a Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering field. (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, etc.)

Bonus points for:

• Experience working with Altium or another PCB design software.
• Aptitude for electronics and reading electrical schematics.
• Experience working with pneumatic components and creating/reading pneumatic diagrams.
• Have experience working in an ISO 9001 quality system or a regulated field industry like Aerospace or Medical Devices (e.g. an AS9100 or ISO 13485 quality system).
• Have experience working with assembly technicians.

This role will be located in Lumafield’s Everett Facility. You may be required to travel occasionally to Lumafield’s other offices and/or customer sites.

Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more! 

Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you!  

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status. 

Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.