Hardware Engineer (Networking Hardware)

Location: San Francisco, hybrid. The role includes travel to Taiwan to work with manufacturing and design teams.

Salary: $145,000–$250,000 base salary per year, plus eligibility for hirify.global’s equity plan.

Company

hirify.global builds enterprise networking hardware, software, and operational systems that help businesses keep their employees and locations connected.

What you will do

• Drive hardware programs from concept through EVT, DVT, PVT, and production launch.
• Partner with JDM manufacturers on system architecture, requirements, build schedules, and manufacturing readiness.
• Lead program reviews, clarify timelines, surface risks, and remove blockers across the development cycle.
• Coordinate firmware, mechanical, supply chain, operations, and deployment teams.
• Support design reviews, validation plans, component decisions, schematic reviews, and factory-floor issue resolution.
• Identify tradeoffs and proactively protect product schedule, cost, quality, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with hardware development, including design, bring-up, validation, and manufacturing.
• Ability to read schematics, understand PCB layout fundamentals, and participate in system architecture discussions.
• Strong organization and ownership across multiple workstreams, risks, dependencies, and open issues.
• Ability to collaborate with JDM partners, suppliers, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Clear communication, curiosity, attention to detail, and an interest in prototyping, testing, and refining designs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on enterprise networking hardware built and deployed at scale.
• Collaborate closely across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations.
• Travel to Taiwan for in-person collaboration with manufacturing and design partners.
• Eligibility to participate in hirify.global’s equity plan.