Equipment Engineer 2 (Manufacturing Automation)

Location: San Diego, California, United States; onsite manufacturing support with flexibility to work fixed five-day schedules outside Monday–Friday.

Salary: $82,500–$123,700 per year, plus eligible bonus, commission, and equity programs.

Company

hirify.global develops genomic technology that supports early disease detection, diagnosis, and new treatment options.

What you will do

• Support manufacturing operations through equipment troubleshooting, sustainment, technical problem solving, and engineering improvements.
• Maintain and improve preventive maintenance, calibration, repair, reliability programs, procedures, work instructions, and training materials.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, controls, automation, robotics, machine vision, motion control, and process-related issues.
• Analyze equipment performance data, maintenance records, and MMS information to identify failure trends and improve reliability, availability, and uptime.
• Support equipment investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, installation, integration, qualification, and readiness activities.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Facilities, R&D, suppliers, and other technical partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, engineering technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant experience supporting automated equipment or manufacturing systems.
• Strong mechanical and electrical/electronics troubleshooting skills and experience with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, PLC logic, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, industrial controls, robotics, machine vision, motion control, servo systems, instrumentation, sensors, industrial communications, vacuum systems, chillers, pneumatic systems, and HMI/SCADA platforms.
• Experience using diagnostic tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, gauges, and similar measurement equipment.
• Ability to analyze equipment or process data for troubleshooting, SPC, trend analysis, and reliability improvement while following safe work practices.

Nice to have

• Experience in semiconductor, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, GMP-regulated, or other highly automated production environments.
• Experience with EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, MMS/CMMS, Beckhoff PLCs, Cognex In-Sight vision systems, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, Power BI, JMP, Minitab, or similar analytical tools.
• Experience with equipment installation, integration, qualification, supplier interactions, reliability initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on belonging, collaboration, openness, and alternative perspectives.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, family planning support, and access to genomics sequencing.
• Employee Resource Groups provide career development, cultural awareness, and social responsibility opportunities.
• Background checks are conducted after a conditional offer.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.