Launch Engineer - Data Centers & Controls

Who is RoMan Manufacturing?

At RoMan Manufacturing, our foundation is built on integrity, innovation, quality, and the achievements of our team members. We are grateful for our position in the business world, and even more so for our team members and customers who have helped us achieve that success.

We serve our customers by producing unique and innovative industry-leading water-cooled transformers for our core resistance welding, glass manufacturing, and industrial furnace markets. Beyond our core offerings, we exercise our ability to innovate and evolve through our engineering expertise in progressive power conversion solutions for the data center and power systems industries.

At RoMan, we don’t just keep up with the industry—we help lead it. Our team is driven by curiosity, expertise, and the desire to continually improve. We foster a culture that values continuous learning, technical excellence, and collaboration, providing an environment where team members are encouraged to grow and share knowledge.

At RoMan, we strive to be a technical thought leader in the industry. We value the knowledge and experience our team brings and are always looking for individuals who are eager to learn, contribute, and continuously develop their technical skills as part of a collaborative and supportive environment. As a Launch Engineer – Data Centers & Controls, you will be part of an energized team driven by our passion to build a better world by transforming power and people.

What you will be doing:

RoMan's Launch Engineer for data centers and controls will play a supportive and hands-on engineer to lead the successful introduction of new data-center power products, electrical power systems, manufacturing processes, and related equipment from engineering development through stable production.

Responsibilities:

· Lead manufacturing launches of new data-center power products, assemblies, systems, and customer programs from prototype development through stable production.

· Develop and maintain launch plans, schedules, resource requirements, technical dependencies, production-readiness criteria, and customer-specific launch requirements.

· Coordinate prototype, pilot, pre-production, first-production, and production-ramp activities while serving as the primary technical liaison between Engineering and Operations.

· Maintain launch issue logs, manage technical and operational risks, and drive timely resolution of issues affecting Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity.

· Communicate launch performance, project risks, technical concerns, schedule issues, and required decisions to leadership and relevant stakeholders.

· Support the industrialization of electrical power equipment and assemblies used in data-center applications, including transformers, power systems, electrical cabinets, panels, bus systems, and associated controls.

· Participate in early product-design reviews and evaluate designs for manufacturability, assembly efficiency, material handling, accessibility, serviceability, testability, reliability, mistake-proofing, and scalability.

· Recommend product and process modifications that improve manufacturing efficiency, product quality, throughput, and production reliability.

· Develop and improve standardized manufacturing processes, production routings, bills of material, work instructions, and standard work to support repeatable manufacturing operations.

· Support production expansion, line balancing, capacity planning, and manufacturing scale-up as data-center product volumes increase.

· Coordinate with internal and customer Engineering teams to resolve production-related design concerns and evaluate the manufacturing impact of Engineering Change Orders and Notices before implementation.

· Provide technical support for industrial control systems used in manufacturing operations and product testing, including interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ladder logic, and equipment documentation.

· Support PLC and HMI troubleshooting, modifications, startup, Factory Acceptance Testing, and system debugging.

· Identify and support automation opportunities that improve manufacturing safety, quality, cycle time, capacity, process repeatability, and labor efficiency.

· Lead manufacturing-readiness reviews to verify that product designs, processes, tooling, equipment, fixtures, gauges, test systems, software, materials, and production documentation are ready for release.

· Partner with Engineering and Quality to establish manufacturing acceptance criteria, develop robust production test strategies, and coordinate electrical, functional, thermal, mechanical, and production validation activities.

· Maintain an active shop-floor presence during prototype builds, startup, initial production, and ramp-up to validate processes, support production employees, and resolve technical issues in accordance with established engineering, quality, and safety controls.

· Lead or support investigations of manufacturing defects, electrical test failures, recurring production issues, and field concerns using structured root-cause analysis methodologies such as 5 Why and 8D.

· Develop, implement, and validate corrective actions to eliminate recurring manufacturing or product problems.

· Monitor launch-related Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity metrics and implement manufacturing improvements based on production feedback and performance data.

· Partner with Quality to control critical electrical product characteristics and support consistent product performance and compliance with established requirements.

· Participate in technical discussions with suppliers regarding product specifications, manufacturability, quality, delivery, and production requirements.

· Support the qualification of new components, materials, and suppliers as required for successful product launches.

· Perform special projects and other duties as assigned by management.

· Accomplish special projects and other assignments/duties as required by management.

The stuff you know:

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

· Approximately 5 or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, launch engineering, controls engineering, new product introduction, or a related technical manufacturing environment.

· Experience supporting product launches or significant manufacturing-process introductions.

· Experience working in an industrial production environment.

· Working knowledge of electrical control systems, PLCs, HMIs, industrial automation, and electrical schematics.

· Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical manufacturing problems and work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

· Strong professional ethical values and integrity.

· Detail-oriented with excellent documentation and communication skills.

· Capability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, and management teams.

· Team player with drive and strong interpersonal skills.

· Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.

· Responds swiftly to customers; internal and external. Put the customer first.

· Excellent problem-solving and conflict management skills.

· Flexibility in other assignments and ability to multi-task.

· Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results.

We are passionate about being a global brand of choice for industrial power conversion solutions as we continue to explore and improve our products, operational excellence, and customer care experience. For more information about RoMan Manufacturing, visit us on the web at: www.romanmfg.com.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person