Automation & Assembly Process Engineer

Location: Morganfield, Kentucky, United States

Company

hirify.global develops and operates advanced manufacturing and automation systems for industrial production.

What you will do

• Develop, validate, and optimize integrated assembly processes and automation sequences.
• Own the performance of gantry systems, industrial robots, PLC/HMI controls, servo motion, sensors, vision systems, AI inspection, and automated material handling from commissioning through serial production.
• Define and validate operating sequences, safety interlocks, error-proofing, fault handling, manual recovery, and controlled restart modes.
• Lead FAT, SAT, machine runoff, installation, commissioning, debugging, Run@Rate, and production handover activities.
• Improve throughput, automation uptime, labor efficiency, cycle time, MTBF, MTTR, and false-reject performance.
• Coordinate suppliers, technical changes, documentation, backup concepts, production data, and cross-functional handover with Maintenance, Quality, Production, IT/OT, EHS, and supplier teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Automation, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Controls Engineering.
• At least five years of experience with automated automotive manufacturing or comparable industrial systems.
• Hands-on experience with PLCs, HMIs, industrial robots, servo motion, sensors, safety circuits, industrial networks, and vision systems.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, supplier management, machine acceptance, and production launches.
• Ability to read electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and controls documentation and lead multidisciplinary troubleshooting.
• Strong systems thinking, structured troubleshooting, supplier management, and change-control skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, production, quality, maintenance, IT/OT, EHS, and supplier teams.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.