Sr. Project Design Engineer (Mechanical Design)

Location: Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States. The role is subject to U.S. Government export control regulations and requires U.S. person status or the ability to obtain the necessary export authorizations.

Salary: $91,740–$170,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a public precision-technology company developing instruments, sensors, subsystems, and other mission-critical engineering solutions through businesses including Gems Sensors and Setra Systems.

What you will do

• Lead complex product design and realization from concept handoff through production release.
• Develop complete product definitions in SolidWorks, including complex models, assemblies, drawings, configurations, tolerance analyses, bills of material, and manufacturing documentation.
• Apply mechanical design and DFx expertise to balance performance, reliability, materials, tolerances, manufacturability, assembly, inspection, cost, and lifecycle requirements.
• Lead engineering changes, product configuration work, VAVE initiatives, and production improvements while resolving underlying technical problems.
• Lead technical reviews, guide engineers through difficult design decisions, identify downstream risks, and escalate decisions requiring broader authority.
• Contribute expert content to design standards and practices covering CAD, drafting, tolerance definition, product configuration, and manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent education and directly relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in mechanical design, electromechanical product design, product realization, or sustaining engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency with SolidWorks, including complex assemblies, detailed drawings, configurations, design tables, and tolerance analysis.
• Experience with CAD/PDM, ERP, product configuration, engineering-change environments, and manufacturing processes such as machining, injection molding, casting, joining, and assembly.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex designs through production release and resolve problems involving incomplete requirements, competing constraints, or significant downstream consequences.
• Must meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. person or obtain the required U.S. government export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with industrial sensors, fluid-handling systems, or similar engineered products.
• Certified SolidWorks Professional certification or equivalent demonstrated proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global precision-technology organization focused on sensing, monitoring, and engineered products.
• Contribute to products supporting safer, healthier, and more sustainable industrial applications.
• Equal-opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified applicants.