Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical (Power Electronics)

Location: On-site in Scotts Valley, United States

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing scalable power electronics, including converters, inverters, and rectifiers for large-scale renewable energy, storage, and grid-connected loads.

What you will do

• Develop mechanical supplier capabilities through technical assessments and manufacturing process improvements.
• Lead supplier qualification and ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of mechanical components and assemblies.
• Coordinate technical requirements between suppliers and supply chain, design, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews, drawing reviews, GD&T analysis, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis, and manufacturing process evaluations.
• Drive industrialization, tooling development and qualification, production ramp, and continuous improvement across mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Identify cost reductions through process, material, tooling, yield, and manufacturing optimization.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.
• BS degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or materials engineering, or equivalent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and experience taking components from design through production.
• Experience with drawing reviews, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, SPC, DOE, sampling plans, ISO 9001, and PPAP.
• Ability to assess supplier capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, often with short notice.

Nice to have

• Experience with die casting, injection molding, plastics, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, machining, busbars, cold plates, tooling, or potting and encapsulation.
• Experience with power electronics, power conversion, thermal management, or complex electromechanical products.
• Experience with ERP and PLM tools for BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills using tools such as Tableau, JMP, or Minitab.
• Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior or staff technical capacity.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on first-principles engineering and solving difficult technical problems.
• Opportunities for personal, technical, and career growth.
• Competitive compensation including salary and equity.
• Benefits package provided.