Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Harnessing (Defense)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite role

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers advanced defense systems, with a focus on rapidly scaling next-generation hardware capabilities.

What you will do

• Own harness manufacturing processes from incoming materials through fabrication, inspection, electrical testing, and final acceptance.
• Develop work instructions, MBOMs, process flows, tooling standards, manufacturing specifications, and scalable production systems.
• Lead the development of in-house harness manufacturing capabilities, including equipment, automation, test infrastructure, and workforce training.
• Qualify and develop external harness suppliers through audits, capability assessments, readiness reviews, process validation, and corrective actions.
• Partner with design engineering on manufacturability, testability, connector selection, routing, strain relief, serviceability, and assembly robustness.
• Drive production readiness, quality gates, continuous improvement, and metrics for yield, defects, throughput, labor efficiency, cycle time, and cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 4 years of manufacturing engineering experience with wiring harnesses, cable assemblies, electrical integration, or electromechanical hardware.
• Experience owning manufacturing processes and scaling hardware from prototype through production.
• Strong hands-on technical capability and experience leading engineers and technicians through complex manufacturing challenges.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and comply with ITAR eligibility requirements.
• Access to export-controlled information may require U.S. Government authorization, security clearance, citizenship, or other eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• High-reliability aerospace or defense harness manufacturing experience.
• Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, or similar workmanship standards.
• Experience with continuity, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand/HiPot, and functional electrical testing.
• Experience with DFM, manufacturing readiness reviews, root-cause analysis, process qualification, and external supplier development.
• Experience building, mentoring, and technically leading manufacturing engineering and technician teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on company capabilities.
• Fast-paced work focused on execution, focus, ownership, and engineering excellence.
• Generous benefits package.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation throughout the application and hiring process.