Founding Manufacturing Engineer

geCKo Materials is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing team. This role requires an individual capable of developing innovative solutions to complex problems and will involve significant research, design, and prototyping work. It will also include building automated systems from the ground up in order to scale our novel technology while we continuously optimize and improve our manufacturing procedures and diversify our product mix. This position is a fit for an engineer who enjoys robotics and automation, and is also capable of conducting the hands-on work of fully carrying concepts from ideation to realization since there will be a requirement to develop custom tooling, fixtures, and machinery for use on the manufacturing line. This is an “impact job,” meaning there will be ample opportunity to effect changes and see the results. We seek an individual who is creative, ambitious, well-versed in a variety of engineering skills, but is especially passionate about manufacturing.