Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States; on-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations under space technology export regulations.

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Establish manufacturing processes, production workflows, tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and production methods for complex products and assemblies.
• Lead process development through engineering analyses, design reviews, process evaluations, and technical assessments.
• Lead process validation, equipment qualification, first article builds, and production readiness activities.
• Evaluate manufacturing data, process capability, production performance, and engineering risks to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Conduct root cause investigations, engineering changes, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate manufacturing, quality, supply chain, production control, and operations teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or related engineering with 8–12 years of relevant experience; equivalent master’s or PhD pathways are accepted with 6–8 or 3–5 years of experience respectively.
• Technical experience with manufacturing engineering, production processes, engineering drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Advanced experience developing manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, production workflows, and solutions for complex products.
• Knowledge of process validation, lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, quality systems, statistical process control, and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading manufacturing engineering initiatives while balancing quality, manufacturability, productivity, cost, and schedule.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CAD and process analysis tools such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Creo, and MES/ERP or engineering systems such as Epicor, SAP, Windchill, or Jira.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in a cross-functional and hands-on environment.
• Opportunities to collaborate across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Work involving satellite, UAV, launch vehicle, and other space and airborne platforms.