Senior Manufacturing Engineer-Manufacturing Process Analysis (Automotive)

Location: Hybrid in Warren, Michigan; expected to report to the specific location at least 3 times a week. Travel required: less than 25%. Relocation benefits are available for qualifying candidates.

Company

hirify.global develops vehicles, propulsion systems, batteries, software, safety features, and transportation technologies.

What you will do

• Partner with manufacturing, plant, product design, materials, and process engineering teams to define complex technical problems and analysis objectives.
• Conduct FEA, CFD, thermal, structural, and multiphysics analyses for casting, machining, assembly, welding, and fluid-flow processes.
• Investigate heat treatment, phase transformation, thermal gradients, residual stress, distortion, ductility, and other material and process behaviors.
• Develop analysis methods by selecting appropriate physics, assumptions, boundary conditions, material models, and solution methods; perform research and literature reviews.
• Create and improve analysis workflows using Abaqus, Altair HyperWorks, STAR-CCM+, Dante, NX CAD, and Python, including automation of preprocessing, solver execution, post-processing, and reporting.
• Correlate simulations with test, inspection, plant, experimental, or production data; interpret results, present conclusions, provide technical guidance, and mentor or coordinate engineers as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience applying engineering simulation methods, including FEA, CFD, or related modeling tools; 5+ years is preferred.
• Experience developing, interpreting, validating, or applying engineering models to solve technical problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with incomplete information and evolving requirements.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with heat treatment simulation, metallurgy, phase transformation, distortion prediction, or material behavior analysis.
• Experience with CFD, heat transfer, or thermal analysis.
• Experience supporting casting, machining, welding, assembly, electric motor production, battery manufacturing, or propulsion systems manufacturing.
• Experience validating simulations against experimental, inspection, plant, or production data.
• Familiarity with Abaqus, Altair HyperWorks, STAR-CCM+, Dante, NX, CAD software, Teamcenter, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing automation tools or analysis workflows using Python or other programming languages.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a human-centered product development environment focused on safer, smarter, and more connected mobility.
• Collaborate across manufacturing, plant, product design, materials, and process engineering organizations.
• Hybrid work arrangement with regular on-site presence in Warren, Michigan.
• Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
• Benefits and total rewards support employee well-being at work and at home.
• hirify.global promotes inclusion, belonging, and equal employment opportunity.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening where applicable.
• hirify.global does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, or other immigration support.