Principal Process Development Engineer (Laser)

Location: Tempe, Arizona, United States; onsite five days per week

Salary: $128,800–$193,200 per year in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific California locations

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare technologies designed to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life, serving patients across more than 150 countries.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and transfer laser-based manufacturing processes for joining and cutting metal and glass materials.
• Lead process innovation, equipment scouting, selection, qualification, characterization, and release to manufacturing.
• Define process flows, requirements, control strategies, monitoring systems, and validation activities with product and process teams.
• Apply Design for Reliability and Manufacturing, Design for Six Sigma, statistical methods, and data-driven experimentation.
• Assess process-interface risks, coordinate risk reduction, and provide input on product and process design.
• Monitor and resolve yield issues, implement corrective actions, and maintain quality-system documentation and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least seven years of relevant hands-on experience with laser systems and optical components; or an advanced degree with at least five years of relevant experience; or a PhD with three years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with laser systems and optical components.
• Ability to work onsite in Tempe, Arizona, five days per week.
• For degrees earned outside the United States, the degree must meet the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).
• U.S. work authorization is required; sponsorship is offered for Principal-level roles and above.

Nice to have

• Experience with laser selection, optics package selection, laser joining, cutting, or marking.
• G-code or other programming experience for laser-system recipe development.
• DRM, Design for Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, or Green/Black Belt certification.
• Knowledge of DOE, statistical analysis, Minitab, JMP, wafer fabrication, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Advanced degree in Physics, Optics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, in-person work environment focused on professional growth and cross-functional collaboration.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match, incentive plans, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition assistance, dependent daycare spending account, employee assistance, and global well-being programs.