Design and scale manufacturing systems for AI-native materials discovery
Dunia is building a new kind of materials company, where discovery is driven by tightly coupled experimentation, automation, and AI. As our materials move from discovery toward scale, manufacturing systems must be designed not just for output, but for learning, reliability, and iteration.

As Manufacturing Systems Engineer, you will design and build the systems, processes, and flows that allow Dunia’s materials platforms to scale from lab-level validation to repeatable, industrially relevant production. You will think in systems: processes, equipment, data, controls, and people.

This role exists to ensure that scale does not break what makes Dunia so fast.

Your tasks will include:

Design scalable manufacturing systems

• Design end-to-end manufacturing processes for materials and devices transitioning out of R&D
• Define process flows, equipment requirements, and throughput models
• Ensure systems are robust, repeatable, and designed for iteration

Bridge discovery and manufacturing

• Work closely with research, automation, and AI teams to translate experimental workflows into scalable processes
• Identify where lab-scale assumptions break at higher throughput
• Ensure manufacturing constraints inform upstream discovery decisions

Build manufacturing readiness

• Develop process documentation, control strategies, and quality frameworks
• Support facility layout, equipment integration, and commissioning
• Anticipate scale-up risks and address them early

Embed data and learning into manufacturing

• Design systems that generate high-quality process and performance data
• Enable feedback loops between manufacturing, experimentation, and AI models
• Treat manufacturing as a learning system, not a static endpoint

• Degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related field
• 5+years experience designing or scaling manufacturing or process systems in industrial or deep-tech environments
• Strong systems-level thinking across process, equipment, and data
• Experience working across R&D and manufacturing boundaries
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Clear communicator with a bias toward execution and ownership
• English fluency; additional languages desirable

Dunia, meaning “world” in over 20 languages, reflects our focus on building technologies that deliver abundance globally. By combining physics, AI, and automation, we accelerate materials discovery for next-generation energy and industrial systems. Our work helps make energy more accessible and materials more affordable and resilient while reshaping how science moves from idea to impact. Join us to work on problems where progress truly compounds.

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We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and safe to be their authentic self. Non-traditional career paths are welcome and valued. If you share our vision, you can be certain that we want you to succeed. You might be just the right candidate for this or for other roles that have not opened yet.

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