Process Engineer

What We're About At BrewBird, we believe in building a sustainable future in coffee. Were developing a technology platform to scale the $100 billion specialty coffee market, while working with top local and national roasters to bring the highest quality cup of coffee to every home and office. Brewbird is backed by some of the worlds best venture funds (Sequoia Capital) and angel investors. Were a passionate team of builders who use technology to craft elegant and delightful solutions to challenging real world problems. What You'll Be Working On You will support the development, optimization, and maintenance of scalable and robust manufacturing & service processes. Reporting to the Quality Lead, youllbe responsible for ensuring a smooth production flow at our contract manufacturers (CMs), improving internal workflows, and supporting product quality. You will collaborate cross-functionally with product development, manufacturing, quality, and service teams to drive continuous improvement.
If you're excited to help shape the future of coffee tech, wed love to meet youlets grab a cup together.
This position will start as a 6-month temporary contract and be based at the companys headquarters, located in San Carlos, CA. The expected salary range for this role is between $80,000 - $100,000 Core Responsibilities

• Process Development & Optimization: Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, yield, and throughput. Partner with CMs to roll out process changes and validate effectiveness via first article builds and pilot runs. Partner withEngineering to contribute to DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and Design for Serviceability practices.
• Work Instructions & Documentation: Create and maintain clear, visual work instructions, process flow diagrams, and SOPs. Collaborate with Quality to ensure documentation meets regulatory and company standards
• Internal Workflow Improvement: Lead internal process improvement projects (e.g., assembly station layout, test station setup, lean initiatives).Support implementation of basic inventory management systems and internal traceability tools.
• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis: Investigate and resolve process-related issues in production and post-market field returns. Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Support for Quality & Testing: Assist with quality data collection, process capability studies, and test method validation. Collaborate with Quality, Service and Testing teams to ensure line readiness and defect prevention.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 12 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing or process engineering preferred.
• Familiarity with contract manufacturing, lean manufacturing, and process validation is a plus.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced hardware startup environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in tools like Excel and other documentation software.

Our core values

• We operate with a spirit of generosity. We go the extra mile to act in ways that allow others to experience happiness, success and fulfillment - in big ways and small. We believe acting and communicating openly, honestly and generously is a virtuous cycle.
• We do the work that truly matters. There's so much we can do, and so we ruthlessly focus on the things that allow us to have the most impact. To us, results matter more than hours worked or time spent. We protect our time and are considerate of the time of others so that we can all be at our best in work and life.
• We believe in joining forces. We bring people with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives together to accomplish far more than we ever could alone. When we don't know something, we ask. We believe in supporting each other and ultimately hold ourselves accountable to each person that makes up the BrewBird whole - our customers, roasting partners, employees and more.
• We prove bold ambition and integrity can co-exist. We're in it for the long haul. We set big, audacious goals - ones that make our hearts proud - and take the responsibility that comes with them seriously. We're honest with ourselves and others about where we are and what we're working on. We keep on keeping on with persistence and seek to master the art of resilience along the way.
• We cultivate joy, together. For us, coffee is ultimately about feeling good. And, we believe the best things in life are experienced together. We're motivated by genuine human interaction. Work and productivity have their time and important place, yet we're not "nothing but business" kind of people. We believe in bringing people together to celebrate life's moments - big and small.

Benefits At BrewBird, we put our people first. In addition to a competitive compensation package with meaningful early stage equity, we provide our employees with flexible paid time off to relax and recharge. We also offer a generous employer-paid healthcare coverage, 401k plan, flexible work environment, and a pre-tax commuter account for mass transit or parking. BrewBird is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.