Staff Engineer, Electrical Systems Advanced Manufacturing (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops complex aerospace and defense platforms and related mission-critical systems.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for electrical and avionics systems from prototype through full-rate production.
• Develop and optimize processes, tooling, work instructions, production flows, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria for wiring harnesses, EWIS, PCBAs, avionics, power systems, batteries, sensors, and navigation systems.
• Partner with design engineering on DFM/DFA, manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility improvements.
• Drive root-cause investigations, corrective actions, failure analysis, and reliability improvements for electrical manufacturing issues.
• Support supplier qualification, process validation, production readiness reviews, and transition of new products into manufacturing.
• Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams while mentoring junior manufacturing engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting complex electrical systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with wiring harness manufacturing, EWIS standards, PCB/PCBA manufacturing and assembly, electrical integration and troubleshooting, and aerospace or defense electrical systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing process development, production scaling, DFM/DFA principles, root-cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing within a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice to have

• IPC-A-610 or IPC/WHMA-A-620 familiarity and knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Experience supporting flight hardware, mission-critical systems, automated test systems, or electrical validation.
• Experience with ERP/MES systems, manufacturing data analysis, and CAD software.
• Strong project management skills and experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position.
• Work in a rapid-growth environment supporting aerospace and defense production.
• Cross-functional collaboration with production, quality, supply chain, test engineering, and design engineering.
• Use MES, QMS, PLM, SOP, and visual-management practices in manufacturing operations.