Director of Factory Engineering

About the role

Reframe Systems is on a mission to build fast, cost-efficient, and climate-resilient homes for everyone. Through our modular building platform and highly automated production process, we are transforming how homes are built. Our first pilot software-driven factory in Andover, MA. Your mission is to work within this lab to validate our hypotheses, refine the system, and codify the Microfactory as a Product Playbook for our national expansion.

Responsibilities

• Facility Stand-up & Scaling: Lead the physical deployment of manufacturing sites, moving from initial concept to a fully operational, high-output facility.
• Playbook Ownership: Author and refine the "Microfactory Playbook," creating a repeatable, mechanical, and operational framework for nationwide expansion.
• Infrastructure Mastery: Manage complex mechanical and structural requirements, including floor loading, precision equipment leveling, and utility integration.
• Hands-on Problem Solving: Partner with factory production staff to run experiments, test new layouts, and drive incremental design changes on the floor.
• Vendor Ecosystem Management: Build and manage a resilient network of vendors, ensuring that rollout cycles aren't broken by supply chain failures or shifting requirements.

Requirements

• We value preparation over planning: we need a leader who builds systems resilient enough to handle real-world constraints, vendor failures, and shifting requirements without breaking the mission.
• 8+ Years of Experience: A proven track record in mechanical engineering with a significant focus on manufacturing build-outs and facility deployment.
• Mechanical Engineering Background: You likely started as a Principal Mechanical Engineer and moved into leadership because you enjoy the complexity of physical systems.
• "Zero-to-One" Experience: You have personally been on the ground for the birth of a new facility and understand the grit required to make it functional.
• Strategic Yet Hands-On: While you can define high-level technical standards, you are just as comfortable troubleshooting a mechanical failure on the factory floor.
• Resilient Mindset: We value preparation over planning. You build systems that are flexible enough to handle real-world rollout constraints without breaking the mission.
• Experience modeling Takt time, OEE, and throughput using first principles or simulation software (e.g., FlexSim, AnyLogic).
• Managed capital equipment procurement and contract negotiations exceeding $1M, including Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT).
• Experience integrating industrial sensors, PLC-based hardware, and MES dashboards within production environments.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. Ideally, this person will also be located in the Boston Area.

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