Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (Robotics/Fluidics)

Location: Primarily onsite in Wilsonville, Oregon, USA, with partial remote flexibility; occasional travel to South San Francisco, California, and vendor locations is required.

Company

hirify.global develops silicon-based DNA synthesis technology for genomics, healthcare, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design for next-generation automated wet-lab instruments from concept and feasibility through production support.
• Use SolidWorks and SolidWorks AI Agents to design instruments integrating liquid handling, consumable handling, imaging, robotics, and custom hardware.
• Create complete models, part and assembly drawings, bills of materials, engineering documentation, and fabrication-ready design packages.
• Design test fixtures, perform tolerance analysis, and build, debug, calibrate, and verify instruments and subsystems.
• Lead collaboration with contract manufacturers, vendors, technicians, engineers, scientists, and project managers.
• Support system integration, Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, design reviews, requirements development, and hardware roadmap architecture.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience as a Senior Mechanical Engineer or higher with a four-year mechanical engineering degree, or 8+ years with a graduate degree in mechanical engineering.
• Expert-level SolidWorks experience delivering complete engineering documentation and fabrication-ready hardware designs.
• Experience leading at least two benchtop or larger instruments through production.
• Strong robotics, mechatronics, electronic device specification, fluidics, custom manifold, pump, valve, sensor, and regulator design experience.
• Experience managing a CAD PDM system and performing system integration, systems testing, Factory Acceptance Testing, and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Excellent communication, writing, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Proficiency with 3DExperience and mechanical design for optical systems.
• Machine shop tool experience, including mills, drill presses, band saws, and sanders.
• Electrical and electronics troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Altium, Lucid, or similar wiring and plumbing diagram tools.
• Experience with device control, QA documentation, or Instrument Technical Lead and Instrumentation Systems Engineer responsibilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional environment with engineers, scientists, project managers, technicians, contract manufacturers, and vendors.
• Contribute to DNA synthesis technology supporting healthcare, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage.
• Equal employment opportunities are provided in accordance with applicable law.