Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Robotics

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Pay: $113,600 - $175,700

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

We are seeking a highly collaborative and strategically minded leader to serve as the primary liaison between the Robotics Venture program teams and the broader operations and manufacturing organization. This role is accountable for ensuring the successful launch of new robotic products into global manufacturing, representing the venture’s program objectives while aligning with core operations standards and processes. The ideal candidate excels at cross-functional collaboration, navigating complex organizational structures, and driving the operational readiness required to meet ambitious product launch schedules.

The Principal Manufacturing Engineer
- Robotics is accountable to ensure global manufacturing sites are prepared to scale robotics into repeatable, reliable production. Success is measured by meeting schedule deliverables, the efficiency of assembly, cost optimization, and successful adherence to quality and compliance standards during product launch.

• Tennant Company does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• This role is located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) area and is not eligible for remote work.
• Relocation assistance is not available.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shaping and aligning cross functional strategies to ensure that manufacturing decisions support broader organizational goals and future growth opportunities.
• Collaborating closely with program teams to translate product design, technical specifications, and launch requirements into actionable operational plans.
• Identifying potential manufacturing constraints or risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
• Maintaining accountability to the venture program teams for successful launch outcomes, balancing the needs of the broader operations organization.
• Track and report launch progress, risks, and dependencies to venture leadership and operations stakeholders.
• Identify and drive initiatives that enhance the long-term scalability, adaptability and competitive advantage for robotics manufacturing platform.
• Production Launch & Implementation:
  • Serve as the primary point of contact between the Robotics Venture program teams and global manufacturing operations. Lead the production launch and implementation of new robotics designs and subsystems into manufacturing facilities. Define and establish production process standards and documentation (e.g., assembly, testing).
• Manufacturing Readiness:
  • Represent the venture’s priorities and requirements within core operations, ensuring alignment on manufacturing readiness, supply chain, quality, and process capabilities. Facilitate communication and alignment between venture product teams and regional/global manufacturing sites to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality product launches.
• Design for Manufacturability:
  • Collaborate closely with R&D, Machine Integration, and Supply Chain to embed design for manufacturing principles. Provide critical feedback during Design Reviews to ensure designs meet stringent production requirements…