Application 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. Weve 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 Schmidts 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 lets start a conversation.

What you will be responsible for:

We are looking for an experienced hands-on engineer to be engineerings presence on the factory floor. Aro homes are built as precision modules in our Sacramento facility and the plant runs on documentation: drawings BOMs cut lists and work orders. When a station hits a discrepancy a part that doesnt match the drawing or a build question you are the person who answers it fixes it and makes sure the fix reaches every home it touches.

This is 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. You will make real changes with your own hands: Bluebeam redlines on released sets BOM and work order corrections cut list fixes and part number cleanup. Every document defect you catch and correct makes the next home build faster and you will be the plants advocate inside engineering for exactly that.

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

What Youll Do:

• Own the plants questions: Serve as first-line engineering response for production leads and stations with a committed same-week answer standard so the line never waits on engineering.

• Solve problems at the station: Diagnose build issues across architectural structural and MEPF scopes determine the fix and get the station moving.

• Make the edits: 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.

• Guard document quality: Capture document defects found on the floor trace them to root cause and feed the patterns back into engineerings release process so the same defect doesnt ship twice.

• Route what you shouldnt decide: Triage issues that need a discipline owner or an engineering judgment call hand them off with full floor context and stay on them until they close.

• Feed the product: Convert recurring plant issues into well-documented change requests and represent manufacturability in engineerings design and release decisions.

• 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.

What Youll 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.

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

• A track record of closing things out. You chase answers you dont wait for them.

• Strong Bluebeam skills and comfort working in BOMs work orders and structured documentation systems; Onshape Revit or ERP exposure a plus.

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

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

• Willingness to jump in and provide support across the company outside of domain expertise.

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 If youre excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above we encourage you to apply.

Required Experience:

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