Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting‑edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values:
Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Your Career As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be a key leader on our Manufacturing Engineering team, steering the product lifecycle from initial development to mass production and beyond. You will be instrumental in the launch and ongoing support of our hardware products, ensuring a seamless flow from the design phase to the factory floor and supply chain. This is a high‑impact role where you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and our contract manufacturing partners to deliver industry‑leading cybersecurity products that drive outstanding business results.

• 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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Provide technical support for failure analysis of product field failures across our global customer base and support repair activities as needed.
• Continuous Improvement
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  Champion and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Manufacturing Engineering and Technical Operations, enhancing overall efficiency and quality.

Your Experience

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.

Hands‑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.

A proven track record of successfully launching and sustaining complex electro‑mechanical products into manufacturing…