--- title: 'NPI & Manufacturing Automation Engineer at REEKON Tools' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/npi-manufacturing-automation-engineer-reekon-tools-boston-qdfaj1ee9507' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-07' --- # NPI & Manufacturing Automation Engineer at REEKON Tools - **Company:** REEKON Tools - **Location:** Boston, MA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/reekon-tools/4a1f9ec5-0377-45e2-bb78-26b264077f35 ## Job description Join REEKON Tools as we enable the next generation of construction and home improvement professionals to complete their work quicker, more accurately, and faster than ever before. REEKON Tools is a developing and launching innovative, completely new, hardware and software products at an unprecedented pace across the power and hand tool industry and establishing itself as a leader in professional tools and equipment. With a strong social media presence and sales channels ranging from Home Depot, Amazon, and Lowes, REEKON Tools is quickly becoming a modern leader in the home improvement and construction industry. ## The Role As a NPI & Manufacturing Automation Engineer, you will own the intersection between engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations across multiple hardware programs. You will work directly with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, and REEKON’s engineering team to ensure materials, components, and assemblies are available when needed to support prototype builds, production ramps, and ongoing manufacturing. You will maintain production BOMs, track lead times and dependencies across multiple tiers of the supply chain, and communicate risks and schedule impacts throughout the engineering organization. At the same time, this is a hands-on engineering role. You will help build, deploy, and maintain the custom hardware, fixtures, test equipment, and automation systems that power REEKON's production operations. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable reviewing a BOM with a contract manufacturer, working through an electronics component shortage with an electrical engineering supplier, building a production schedule around long-lead components, and debugging a custom fixture on the production floor. To apply for this role, please email careers@reekon.tools with a note on what project you are most proud to have worked on and apply through the posting here. The Job Supplier Management - Own day-to-day operational communication with suppliers across the supply chain, from Tier 1 contract manufacturers through Tier 2 and Tier 3 component and sub-component suppliers. - Coordinate directly with electrical engineering representatives, component vendors, distributors, and manufacturers to resolve electronics sourcing, availability, lead-time, and substitution issues. - Maintain visibility into material availability, purchase timing, supplier lead times, manufacturing schedules, and other dependencies required to keep production running. - Identify supply constraints and schedule risks early and drive them to resolution with suppliers and internal engineering teams. - Develop and maintain relationships with existing suppliers while identifying new vendors and alternate sources as program requirements evolve. BOM & Program Management - Create, maintain, and manage production Bills of Materials (BOMs) across multiple REEKON hardware programs. - Track component revisions, approved alternates, sourcing status, lead times, and engineering changes throughout the product lifecycle. - Maintain a clear view of program schedules, material dependencies, engineering dependencies, and manufacturing readiness. - Translate supplier and manufacturing constraints into actionable schedules and priorities for the engineering team. - Communicate program status, blockers, critical dependencies, and required decisions across electrical, mechanical, firmware, operations, and manufacturing stakeholders. - Coordinate engineering changes with contract manufacturers and suppliers to ensure changes are implemented correctly without disrupting production. Production Automation - Design, build, deploy, and maintain custom hardware automation used throughout REEKON's production and manufacturing operations. - Develop automated test equipment, assembly fixtures, programming stations, sensor systems, and other purpose-built production tooling. - Integrate sensors, actuators, motors, microcontrollers, electrical systems, and mechanical components into robust production equipment. - Work alongside electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software engineers to rapidly develop solutions to manufacturing and production challenges. - Write and maintain scripts, firmware, and software used to control production equipment, automate testing, collect production data, and diagnose failures. - Maintain and improve existing production automation infrastructure, ensuring equipment remains reliable as products, processes, and production volumes evolve. - Troubleshoot production equipment and manufacturing issues directly on the floor, identifying root causes and implementing durable solutions. ## Your Background - Strong understanding of hardware BOMs, component sourcing, supplier lead times, and production planning. - Comfortable working with electronics suppliers and navigating component availability, substitutions, lifecycle issues, and long-lead components. - Fluent understanding of engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, datasheets, and other technical documentation. - Strong project management skills with the ability to manage schedules, dependencies, risks, and priorities across multiple simultaneous hardware programs. - Hands-on experience building or maintaining custom hardware, manufacturing equipment, test fixtures, robotics, mechatronics, or automation systems. - Comfortable working with electrical and mechanical systems and debugging real-world hardware. - Experience with Python, C/C++, microcontrollers, or similar is strongly preferred. - Comfortable using standard engineering and diagnostic equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench tools. - Highly organized while remaining comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where both engineering designs and manufacturing requirements evolve quickly. What Makes You Stand Out - Experience working directly with contract manufacturers and component suppliers. - Experience owning material planning or supply-chain execution for multiple simultaneous hardware programs. - Experience working directly with electronics distributors, semiconductor manufacturers, and electrical component suppliers. - Experience managing multi-level BOMs and approved vendor/manufacturer lists. - Experience taking hardware products from prototype through pilot builds and volume manufacturing. - Experience designing and deploying automated test equipment or custom production fixtures. - A track record of building your own hardware, robotics, CNC equipment, test systems, or other electromechanical projects. Even if you don't check every box mentioned above, we still strongly encourage you to apply. Diversity is a cornerstone of the business we are building. We know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful and are committed to building a team that encompasses a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. REEKON Tools is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. ## About REEKON Tools ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: REEKON Tools designs and manufactures Bluetooth-connected digital measuring and layout tools, paired with jobsite software, to increase speed and reduce errors for construction professionals. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped via crowdfunding and product sales) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Christian Reed, Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Construction tools, consumer electronics, proptech - **Target customers**: Professional contractors, construction crews, tradespeople (B2B and B2C) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Upgrading construction jobsites with a suite of interconnected software and hardware tools designed to work seamlessly to streamline operations and maximize efficiency." ## Products & Services - **M1 Caliber**: A measuring attachment for miter saws that uses a spring-loaded wheel to measure material as it passes under the tool – hardware. - **T1 Tomahawk**: A digital tape measure with a digital display, on-board memory, and a green alignment laser – hardware. - **T1M Utility**: A lower-cost, compact digital tape measure – hardware. - **P1L Tagger**: A handheld printer for producing labels to identify materials on the jobsite – hardware. - **T1R Range**: A hybrid tool combining a steel tape, a laser distance meter, and a level – hardware. - **Boldr Pro**: Software that collects and organizes measurement data captured by REEKON tools, enabling data export to QMS, ERP, MES, or other factory software via Bluetooth – SaaS/application. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private, bootstrapped) - **Key Metrics**: Annual Revenue estimated $5–25 million; Total Funding $6.4 million (raised via crowdfunding campaigns); Over 100,000 digital tape measures sold as of 2025. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Crowdfunded via Kickstarter and Indiegogo; customers include SpaceX, Steelcase, and Schneider Electric; products sold through The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Amazon. - **Growth Signals**: Products sold in more than 60 countries; warehouses on 5 continents; continues to launch new product lines (e.g., T1R Range); 9,112 LinkedIn followers (+8.2% yearly growth). ## Competitive Advantages - **Engineering pedigree**: Conceived by carpenters, designed by MIT engineers, and built in Boston. - **Military-grade durability**: All products meet stringent military-grade requirements for job site conditions. - **Interconnected ecosystem**: Hardware + software integration that preserves customer flexibility (open data export via Bluetooth, no lock-in). - **Award-winning design**: Red Dot Award, Time Invention of the Year, and other accolades. - **Crowdfunding model**: Low dependency on venture capital allows for product-driven growth and customer-funded innovation. ## Strategic Focus - **Global expansion**: Continuing to serve customers in 60+ countries with local warehousing. - **New product development**: Iterating on novel electromechanical assemblies and form factors for high-volume production. - **Seamless customer experience**: Unified design across hardware and software to reduce error and increase speed on the jobsite. - **Adapting to tariff policy**: Paused some new product manufacturing in 2025 amid U.S. tariff changes, indicating active supply chain management. ## Why Work Here - **Small, mission-driven team**: ~14 employees, offering high autonomy, ownership, and a results-focused culture. - **Hands-on engineering**: On-site iteration with world-class fabrication and testing facilities overlooking the Mystic River in Boston. - **Design-centric**: Industrial and UX design are central to every product, fostering a collaborative and creative environment. - **On-site presence**: All current job postings (Embedded Firmware Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, etc.) are on-site in Boston, MA. - **Startup community involvement**: Active in the Boston startup ecosystem, hosting educational meetups and mentorship sessions. - **Impactful work**: Products are used on thousands of job sites globally, directly improving speed and safety for construction professionals. ## Sources 1. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REEKON_Tools) 2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/reekontools) 3. [reekon.tools](https://reekon.tools/pages/about-us) 4. [reekon.tools](https://reekon.tools/pages/careers) 5. 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