Product Launch Process Engineer - Manufacturing

Who we are:

Aro Homes is a thriving, purpose-driven company on a mission to redefine residential construction. Aro Homes was founded to create well designed, precision engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and durable, while being built multiple times faster and having a positive impact on the environment.

We are a diverse and experienced group of passionate and curious designers, builders, engineers, product developers, and businesspeople who are passionate about and committed to delivering on our mission. We’ve demonstrated there is a massive opportunity to reduce waste and improve sustainability while building homes in a fraction of the time it takes traditionally. We utilize a repeatable, multi-disciplinary, and product-driven approach which is unique in the industry. We are funded by world-class investors who care about transforming industries for the better, including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. If you share the desire to leave a lasting positive impact on the world and to join a strong culture of intelligent, passionate people, then let’s start a conversation.  

What you will be responsible for:

We are seeking a dynamic Lean Product Launch/Process Engineer to lead new product introduction (NPI) initiatives and to be engineering's presence on the factory floor. This role focuses on facilitating the optimization of design-to-manufacturing production processes, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring seamless cross-functional product launches. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, quality assurance, procurement, and field teams to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and uphold the highest standards of quality throughout the product lifecycle.

This is also a problem-solver role that cuts across disciplines. You need to read architectural, structural, and MEPF documentation fluently, trace an issue from the station back to its source in the model or the BOM, and know when to make the edit yourself versus when to pull in a discipline owner.

This position is on-site at our Sacramento, CA manufacturing facility, with periodic visits to our Mountain View office and active job sites.

What You’ll Do:

Product Launch and New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Collaborate with the plant team to integrate new products and changes into the plant, ensuring they meet design, quality, and efficiency standards.

• Perform prototyping, iterative testing, and feedback analysis to refine products and processes.

• Help facilitate the development and selection of new advancements to our current product and future products

• Facilitate product changes and transitions across manufacturing and field operations, maintaining a seamless workflow.

Continuous Improvement and Team Collaboration

• Partner with QA and process engineering: Support station-level verification of implemented changes and coordinate documentation for new product introductions as they hit the line.

• Convert recurring plant issues into well-documented change requests and represent manufacturability in engineering's design and release decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve production challenges and implement sustainable solutions for our building products.

• Train/assist manufacturing and field staff on new processes and product changes to ensure compliance and adaptability.

Performance Measurement and Documentation

• Help track product-level key performance indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, labor efficiency, production speed, and material utilization for all major product design changes.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for product launches, process changes, and improvement projects.

• Prepare detailed reports and present findings to stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

• Serve as a first-line engineering response for production leads and stations.

• Help diagnose build issues across architectural, structural, and MEPF scopes, determine the fix, and keep our plant moving.

• Execute redlines in Bluebeam, correct BOMs, work orders, and cut lists, and update shop documentation, then propagate those changes to every affected home in the pipeline.

• Capture document defects found on the floor, trace them to root cause, and feed the patterns back into engineering's release process, so the same defect doesn't ship twice.

Technology and Compliance

• Benchmark, evaluate, and recommend advanced technologies to enhance product design through manufacturing capabilities and automation.

• Ensure adherence to industry standards, safety regulations, and company policies across all processes.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years in manufacturing engineering, plant engineering, field engineering, or a closely related role; time on a production floor or a job site is a huge plus.

• Strong documentation editing and CAD skills; Onshape, Revit, or ERP exposure a plus.

• Comfort working in BOMs, work orders, and structured documentation systems

• Clear, fast, written and verbal communication with production leads, engineers, and procurement alike.

• Fluency reading architectural, structural, and MEP construction documents, and the judgment to work across all three is a plus.

• Wood-frame construction, offsite, or modular experience a plus. Lean manufacturing exposure a plus.

• Experience with Jira or Agile project management is a plus

What we offer:

• Opportunity to join an outstanding start-up team and grow a purpose–driven company from the ground up.

• Competitive salary package.

• Medical/dental/vision benefits.

• Equity in the company.

At Aro Homes, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to fill out an application, please do not hesitate to let us know at people@aro.homes. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.