Staff Engineer, Integration Advance Manufacturing (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States; on-site

Salary: $150,000–$230,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for full-time regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing integration across electrical, mechanical, propulsion, vehicle, and mission systems.
• Develop final assembly, integration sequencing, production-flow, and process-control methods.
• Partner with design engineering on manufacturability, reliability, testability, producibility, and DFM/DFA reviews.
• Investigate root causes, implement corrective actions, and support failure analysis and reliability improvements.
• Create work instructions, quality standards, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, and manufacturing standards.
• Coordinate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams while mentoring junior manufacturing engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering or systems integration experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical integration, production operations, manufacturing process development, and DFM/DFA principles.
• Knowledge of production scaling, root cause analysis, and corrective-action methodologies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice to have

• Aerospace or defense integration experience, including autonomous systems, UAVs, or advanced mobility platforms.
• Experience with LRIP, factory integration, manufacturing-line design, or production scaling.
• Experience with ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis.
• Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards and proficiency in CAD software.
• Strong project management skills and experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work within the Aircraft Operations Division’s Manufacturing Engineering function.
• Full-time regular employee package includes benefits, bonus, and equity.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Equal opportunity workplace with accommodation support for candidates with disabilities or special needs.