Palo Alto Networks · 2 days ago
Sr Engineer Manufacturing
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$106K/yr - $145K/yrPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to being the cybersecurity partner of choice, ensuring a safer digital world. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead the Manufacturing Engineering team through the product lifecycle, ensuring seamless transitions from design to mass production while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver top-tier cybersecurity products.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Lead Design for Excellence (DFx): Champion DFx principles by proactively engaging in design reviews from the earliest stages of product development. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring manufacturability, quality, time-to-market, and cost targets are met, driving optimal outcomes for new hardware products
Strategic Factory Leadership: Take full ownership of factory and line readiness for all assigned new product programs. You will lead manufacturing and assembly activities on-site, managing the process from development builds through to mass production and sustaining phases
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Strategically define and structure complex bills of materials (BOMs) and assemblies within our PLM tools. You will lead the efficient management of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and deviations in close partnership with Document Control and development teams
Process and Change Management: Drive the development and implementation of ECOs to support new product introductions (NPI), design changes, manufacturing process improvements, and quality issue resolutions
Root Cause Analysis: Lead Root Cause, Corrective and Preventive Actions at the factory to resolve complex design, component and manufacturing process issues, ensuring continuous improvement
Sustaining Engineering Support: Provide technical support for failure analysis of product field failures across our global customer base and support repair activities as needed
Continuous Improvement: Champion and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Manufacturing Engineering and Technical Operations, enhancing overall efficiency and quality
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
Hands-on experience in DFM, DFA and FMEA, PFMEA, tolerance analysis, DoE, SPC, GR&R, and CpK
Proficiency in CAD tools for component placement reviews
Hand-on experience in SMT assembly process (solder paste printing, pick-and-place, reflow, AOI, SPI)
Ability to read schematics, perform BOM reviews and BOM ECOs
Expertise in design and manufacturing processes, including mechanical assembly, printed circuit boards, and electro-mechanical integration. A focus on mechanical design is a significant advantage
Proficiency with PLM software (e.g., Arena, Agile)
A proven track record of successfully launching and sustaining complex electro-mechanical products into manufacturing environments
Extensive experience collaborating with contract manufacturers in low/medium volume, high-mix production environments
Experience with various product development models, including OEM, JDM, and ODM
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to lead multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously
Outstanding communication skills, capable of engaging professionally and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from technical peers to senior leadership and external suppliers
The ability to travel regularly to Palo Alto Networks' corporate locations and participate in calls with global teams as needed
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
Founded in 2005
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Palo Alto Networks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (579)
2024 (482)
2023 (341)
2022 (452)
2021 (493)
2020 (235)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
2026-01-09
2026-01-08
Company data provided by crunchbase