Fixture Design

Role: Fixture Designer

Location: Boston, MA (Onsite)

We need to look for profile for Fixture Designer who knows Manufacturing experience. This engineer will collaborate with design, quality, testing, and program teams to ensure manufacturing requirements are integrated into the production system. Maintain clear documentation, meeting minutes, decision logs, and handover materials for production readiness

Job Description:

• The Manufacturing/Fixture Engineer will design and develop the complete manufacturing process for the tool assembly which includes process flow, station layout, tooling, and equipment specifications.
• Conduct Design for Manufacturing (DfM) reviews and provide actionable feedback to the design engineering team to improve manufacturability and reduce risk.
• Develop and maintain the Process FMEA (P-FMEA) to identify, assess, and mitigate manufacturing risks throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define User Requirement Specifications (URS) for new tooling, fixtures, and equipment procurement.
• Establish process validation protocols including Pp/Ppk capability studies, control plans, and in-process inspection criteria.
• Build and manage the industrialization timing plan, identifying critical path items and driving cross-functional accountability.
• Define and implement traceability systems across complex sub-assemblies.
• Support prototype builds (hand-built) and lead the transition to repeatable, scalable series production.
• Collaborate with the testing and quality teams to integrate test requirements into the manufacturing process.
• Issue meeting minutes and maintain documentation traceability for all key manufacturing engineering decisions.