Principal NPI Supplier Engineer (Plastics)

Location: Hybrid in Acton, Massachusetts, with on-site work at an hirify.global office at least 4 days per week. Travel up to 40% maximum, typically 15–25%, including domestic and international travel.

Salary: $143,300–$215,000 annual base salary for U.S.-based positions, plus potential incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a medical device company developing the Omnipod insulin management platform and other wearable drug-delivery technologies.

What you will do

• Manage NPI components, tooling, capital equipment, and part design across supplier development engineering projects.
• Lead supplier validation, component qualification, tooling deployment, and process capability assessments.
• Partner with R&D, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and NPD teams on pilot manufacturing, design validation, manufacturability, and prototype sourcing.
• Lead DFM/DFA initiatives, supplier design reviews, tooling programs, and technical capability assessments.
• Plan capacity, scalability, and CAPEX investments while optimizing tooling economics for plastic components.
• Identify manufacturability risks, define testing strategies, troubleshoot component and process issues, and lead root cause analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Plastics, Mechanical, or Molding Engineering; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience in the plastics industry and experience leading supplier engineering efforts for complex NPI projects in regulated environments.
• Expertise in supplier process development, component validation, tooling qualification, DFM, and 3D design systems.
• Experience with project management, technical capability assessments, tooling programs, component and process troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Strong communication, collaboration, leadership, and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Ability to work in a Class 8 cleanroom environment as needed and travel domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Understanding of GD&T.
• Understanding of ASTM specifications for plastics and metals.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement with required on-site attendance.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid time off and employee wellness programs.
• Work on wearable insulin delivery and other subcutaneous drug-delivery technologies.