Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Automation (Robotics)

Location: Onsite in hirify.global, Wisconsin, United States, four days per week. The role requires 30% travel, primarily across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Salary: $103,900–$160,000, plus eligibility for performance bonus or variable incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a global manufacturing company with more than 30,000 associates focused on innovation and sustainable products and operations.

What you will do

• Lead the design, deployment, and standardization of advanced automation solutions across manufacturing plants and supplier processes.
• Provide technical leadership from concept through implementation, including design reviews, equipment readiness, process validation, and new product launches.
• Develop capacity plans, capital equipment recommendations, and business cases with financial justification.
• Apply robotics, automation products, vision systems, mechanical design, and production analysis methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Collaborate with plant operations engineering teams, automation engineers, and equipment suppliers on process controls, design critiques, and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and recommend tools and approaches for scalable manufacturing systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 8+ years of experience related to mechanical design of automation.
• Proficiency with Creo 3D modeling and Fanuc Roboguide simulation software.
• Mastery of robotics, automation products, vision systems, mechanical design, and GD&T, with knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Intermediate knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, and machining systems; ability to create or understand value stream maps, time studies, and production schedules.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Intermediate PLC programming knowledge with Rockwell Automation or Siemens.
• Functional safety engineering and regulatory safety standards experience.
• Basic knowledge of ASRS systems and intermediate knowledge of AGV systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and Copilot.

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits begin on the first day of employment, with no waiting period for applicable programs.
• Competitive total rewards supporting health and wellbeing.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace with a strong culture of innovation.