Staff Engineer, Industrial (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States; Workplace: On-site

Company

hirify.global develops advanced aerospace products and manufacturing capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead factory layout development, production line design, and manufacturing system optimization for new and existing programs.
• Plan and execute greenfield manufacturing facilities, including master planning, space allocation, utilities, equipment placement, material flow, and capacity planning.
• Design material presentation, kitting, replenishment, warehouse logistics, workstation layouts, and production support infrastructure.
• Perform capacity modeling, line balancing, takt-time analysis, labor planning, time studies, ergonomic assessments, and bottleneck analysis.
• Use discrete-event simulation to validate factory designs, model throughput, identify constraints, and optimize production strategies.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and support construction, equipment installation, commissioning, production readiness, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial engineering, factory design, manufacturing systems, production planning, or greenfield facility development.
• Experience designing factory layouts, production lines, and scalable manufacturing systems for complex products.
• Experience with production ramp-up, new product introduction, manufacturing process development, and major facility or line launches.
• Knowledge of machining, composites, electrical assemblies, precision mechanical assemblies, and final integration.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or advanced manufacturing.
• Knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with automated material handling, robotics, AGVs/AMRs, automated storage systems, or Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Lean Six Sigma certification and experience with MES, ERP, digital factory, or production simulation technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a high-growth manufacturing environment focused on safety, quality, throughput, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Quality, EHS, and Program Management.
• Develop factory standards, launch playbooks, production system guidelines, and scalable manufacturing best practices.