Manufacturing Engineer (Monterrey Area)
Fictiv Exists to Enable Hardware Innovators to Build Better Products, Faster
Fictiv exists to help product innovators create.
Fictiv is a global manufacturing and supply chain company that enables organizations to scale globally across Fictiv’s four global manufacturing centers in India, Mexico, China, and the U.S.. Companies use Fictiv to access high-quality production, optimize supply chain logistics, and mitigate supply chain risk—ensuring they can move from prototype to full-scale manufacturing with speed and confidence. To date, Fictiv has delivered more than 35 million commercial and prototype parts for industries such as aerospace, robotics, automotive, climate tech, and more, helping them innovate faster, free up precious resources, and drive profitable growth.
Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Mexico
Reports to: General Manager, Mexico
About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support and drive continuous improvement across our critical manufacturing functions. At Fictiv, we serve two primary customers: our builders, who design and order parts through our platform, and our manufacturing partners, who fabricate and assemble those parts. In this role, you will work at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cost, ensuring high-quality, manufacturable solutions for our customers.
Fictiv’s mission is to create the world’s premier platform for hardware manufacturing—and you will play a critical role in making that vision a reality.
What You’ll Do
You will review and analyze the manufacturability and cost of parts submitted by our builders across a variety of fabrication processes, including CNC machining, sheet metal, assembly, welding, urethane casting, and other manufacturing methods. Leveraging your mechanical engineering background and hands-on manufacturing experience, you will recommend design improvements to meet performance, cost, and lead-time requirements.
Areas of Responsibility
- Release Package Review – Analyze CAD models, drawings, bills of materials, and related data to determine scope of work, manufacturability, manufacturing requirements, and minimum lead times
- Quoting – Combine engineering analysis with Fictiv’s software recommendations to generate accurate quotes for builders
- Cost Calculator Development – Use fabrication expertise and understanding of cost drivers to develop cost calculators that support bringing new quoting capabilities in-house
- DFx Feedback – Provide DFx (Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Cost, etc.) feedback to builders to improve manufacturability, reduce cost, and simplify assembly
- Automation Feedback – Partner with the quoting software team to improve the accuracy of automated manufacturing quotes
- Drawing Generation – Create high-quality 2D drawings in accordance with ANSI/ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards
- Packaging Design – Design packaging solutions that meet customer and manufacturing requirements
Physical Demands
- Working at a computer for extended periods throughout the day
- Ability to lift items weighing more than 35 pounds
- Travel up to 10% as required
Travel Expectations
- 0–10% travel
Desired Traits, Qualifications & Experience
- 2–5 years of experience in a similar manufacturing engineering role
- Hands-on experience with CNC machining and/or sheet metal fabrication (required)
- Experience with 3D printing or injection molding is a plus
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T at a medium level or higher
- Strong attention to detail with a natural inclination for documentation
- Fluency in business English and Spanish (written and verbal)
- Excellent communication skills with internal teams and external customers
- Self-starter who manages time efficiently and works independently
- Enjoys sharing knowledge and teaching others about manufacturing processes
- Comfortable working directly with customers and manufacturing partners
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Ingeniero(a) de Manufactura
Ubicación: México
Reporta a: Gerente General, México
Sobre el Puesto
Como Ingeniero(a) de Manufactura, apoyarás y liderarás mejoras continuas en nuestras funciones críticas de manufactura. En Fictiv atendemos a dos tipos principales de clientes: nuestros builders, quienes diseñan y solicitan piezas a través de nuestra plataforma, y nuestros socios de manufactura, quienes fabrican y ensamblan dichas piezas. En este rol trabajarás directamente en la interfaz entre diseño, manufactura y costos, asegurando soluciones eficientes y de alta calidad.
En Fictiv, nuestra misión es crear la plataforma líder mundial para la manufactura de hardware, y este puesto es clave para lograrlo.
Responsabilidades Principales
Serás responsable de revisar y analizar la manufacturabilidad y los costos de piezas solicitadas por nuestros builders, utilizando distintos procesos de fabricación como maquinado CNC, lámina metálica (sheet metal), ensamble, soldadura, colada de uretano, entre otros. Aplicarás tu formación en ingeniería mecánica y tu experiencia práctica en manufactura para recomendar cambios de diseño que cumplan con los requisitos técnicos, de costo y de tiempo de entrega.
Áreas de Responsabilidad
- Revisión de Paquetes de Liberación – Analizar modelos CAD, planos, listas de materiales y otra documentación para definir alcance, factibilidad de manufactura, requisitos productivos y tiempos mínimos de entrega
- Cotización – Combinar análisis técnico con las recomendaciones del software de Fictiv para generar cotizaciones precisas
- Desarrollo de Calculadoras de Costos – Utilizar conocimiento de procesos y factores de costo para desarrollar herramientas de cálculo que permitan internalizar nuevas capacidades de cotización
- Retroalimentación DFx – Proporcionar recomendaciones de diseño (DFM, DFA, DFC, etc.) para mejorar la manufacturabilidad, reducir costos y facilitar el ensamble
- Retroalimentación para Automatización – Colaborar con el equipo de software de cotización para mejorar la precisión de las cotizaciones automatizadas
- Generación de Planos – Crear planos 2D de alta calidad conforme a las normas ANSI/ASME Y14.5 (GD&T)
- Diseño de Empaque – Diseñar soluciones de empaque de acuerdo con los requisitos del cliente y del proceso productivo
Demandas Físicas
- Trabajo continuo frente a computadora durante la jornada laboral
- Capacidad para levantar cargas mayores a 35 libras
- Disponibilidad para viajar hasta un 10% del tiempo
Expectativa de Viajes
- 0–10%
Perfil, Requisitos y Experiencia
- 2 a 5 años de experiencia en un puesto similar de ingeniería de manufactura
- Experiencia práctica en maquinado CNC y/o procesos de lámina metálica (requerido)
- Experiencia en impresión 3D o moldeo por inyección es deseable
- Capacidad para leer e interpretar planos técnicos y GD&T a nivel intermedio o superior
- Persona meticulosa, orientada al detalle y a la documentación
- Dominio de inglés y español de negocios, hablado y escrito
- Excelentes habilidades de comunicación con equipos internos y clientes externos
- Perfil autónomo, organizado y con buena gestión del tiempo
- Gusto por compartir conocimientos y capacitar a otros en procesos de manufactura
- Comodidad para interactuar con clientes y socios de manufactura
Fictiv is transforming how the next rockets, self-driving cars, and life-saving robots are designed, developed, and delivered to customers around the world. People who succeed at Fictiv are talented, creative, and driven to achieve professional excellence and support our vision to help product innovators create.
We’re actively seeking teammates who:
- Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
- Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
- Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
- Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.
- Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates
We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.