Manufacturing Engineer

Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans making it easy fun and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology were building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live work and connect. Weve raised over $160M in venture capital serve thousands of customers across the US Canada UK and Ireland and weve been rapidly growing year over year saving over 1 billion bottles from addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in scaling and optimizing our manufacturing operations. This individual will act as the primary point of contact for all manufacturing-related activities with one of our contract manufacturers (CM) overseeing day-to-day execution production targets and issue resolution. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will also lead continuous improvement initiatives and process enhancements to ensure that our manufacturing capabilities can scale as we continue to grow rapidly. This role will involve close collaboration with various cross-functional teams including Engineering Supply Chain and Operations to support the development and execution of robust manufacturing strategies. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of technical expertise strategic thinking and leadership to drive performance excellence.

Your Day to Day

• Support Manufacturing Operations: Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for manufacturing activities with our contract manufacturer helping ensure operations align with Bevis production goals quality standards and timelines. Escalate larger issues to senior engineers and leadership.
• Contribute to Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to processes equipment and materials that increase manufacturing efficiency reliability and scalability. Use data to help pinpoint bottlenecks and opportunities.
• Participate in Problem-Solving: Support cross-functional efforts to resolve manufacturing issues including quality defects and operational inefficiencies. Apply structured problem-solving methods to perform root cause analysis and help implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with internal teams (Engineering Supply Chain Quality) and external partners (contract manufacturers suppliers) to help ensure manufacturing processes meet Bevis quality and production standards.
• Support Manufacturing Scalability: Contribute to initiatives that help Bevis manufacturing capabilities grow with the business supporting the plans set by senior engineers and leadership.
• Support Supplier and Vendor Relationships: Assist in working with suppliers and contract manufacturers providing technical support for process improvements testing procedures and quality monitoring.
• Maintain Documentation and Reporting: Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including process flows work instructions and engineering change orders. Track and report on quality and reliability metrics.
• Execute Product Design Changes: Help implement design changes product refreshes and continuous improvements on existing product lines working with design and manufacturing teams to integrate changes into production while maintaining quality cost and reliability standards.

Requirements

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering quality engineering or process engineering ideally in a fast-paced or high-growth environment.
• Manufacturing Support: Experience supporting day-to-day manufacturing activities ideally with contract manufacturers; helping manage design change cut ins addressing assembly/test issues and improving processes.
• Process Improvement: Working knowledge of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing concepts (e.g. Six Sigma SPC Kaizen) and a track record of applying them to improve product quality efficiency and cost.
• Problem-Solving: Solid problem-solving skills including exposure to structured methodologies such as 8D 5 Whys and root cause analysis.
• Engineering Change Management: Familiarity with engineering change management systems and processes and the ability to help execute product and process changes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across engineering quality supply chain and operations teams to help ensure products are manufactured to specification on time and within budget.
• Supplier Experience: Experience working with suppliers or contract manufacturers with an understanding of how quality and cost standards are maintained in production.
• Data-Driven: Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform decisions and measure the effectiveness of improvements.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and coordinate across teams.

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Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield 95% paid by employer
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays and additional paid days for sick leave etc
• Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
• Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
• Wellness and fitness reimbursements
• Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
• Onsite snacks weekly catered lunch and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terra-cycling too
• Happy hours team-building events bagel breakfasts Values awards - and more.

A note on AI in our hiring process:We use AI to help synthesize interview notes and surface themes from feedback keeping our process consistent as we grow. Every application is reviewed by a member of our team and interviews may be recorded to support note-taking just let us know if youd prefer we dont. Well also ask how youre learning and experimenting with AI in your work. Growing our AI fluency is something every Bevi team member is committed to and invested in.

Our commitment to responsible innovation is reflected in our partnership with theMass AI Coalition a collaboration that aligns with our dedication to community-driven progress and the future of technology.

Were passionate about supporting career growth and would love to be part of your professional journey. We also know that talent comes in many forms. We value individual accomplishments specialized knowledge and genuine passion over simply checking boxes on a requirements list. Whether youre a seasoned expert or an emerging talent were looking for people who are ready to build whats next. If any of our open positions interest you wed encourage you to apply!A member of the Bevi Talent team will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.

Accommodations:

Bevi is committed to an inclusive hiring process and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact .