About Us <p style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0pt 0px 5pt;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;">STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionising the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop, and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective - providing operators with a decisive edge in contested environments.<p style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0pt 0px 5pt;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;">We are focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems - not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe, today. Your mission As a Manufacturing Engineer (Generalist & MTM Specialist), you will focus on maximizing production efficiency, line balancing, and labor optimization. While you support broad manufacturing engineering topics, your superpower is using Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) to analyze manual operations, eliminate waste, and establish accurate standard times. You will ensure our shop floor operations are highly efficient, safe, and ergonomically sound. Responsibilities <h3 style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;">Early-Stage R&D Collaboration & Manual Assembly Solutions </h3><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Pre-Production Design Input: Partner with R&D during the initial prototyping and design phases to review manual assembly steps. Propose design modifications that simplify manual handling, reduce component orientation complexity, and minimize assembly errors.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Predictive Labor Costing: Utilize MTM methodologies on early-stage CAD models and prototypes to estimate standard assembly times, helping R&D evaluate the labor-cost impact of different design variations.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Mistake-Proofing (Poka-Yoke): Work with R&D to define physical design features (e.g., asymmetrical alignment pins, keyed slots) that make incorrect manual assembly physically impossible.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Ergonomic Design Guidance: Ensure R&D designs avoid requiring excessive physical force, awkward hand postures, or specialized dexterity, protecting operators from repetitive strain injuries once the product hits mass production.</li></ul><h3 style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;">Work Measurement & MTM</h3><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Time & Motion Analysis: Apply MTM methodologies (MTM-1, MTM-2, or UAS) to analyze manual assembly operations, establish precise standard times, and eliminate waste.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Line Balancing & Layout: Design and continuously optimize production line balancing to eliminate bottlenecks, distribute workloads evenly, and maximize throughput.</li></ul> Qualifications <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Certified MTM practitioner (strongly preferred) with proven experience applying time-study and work-measurement methodologies on a live production floor.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, workplace ergonomics, and facility layout design.</li></ul>For further information please reach out to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email protected]</a>.

Manufacturing Engineer – Work Measurement & Process Optimization (all genders) @ Stark

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