Senior Project Lead, Production Engineering

Location: Wilton, Connecticut, United States; onsite at hirify.global's Wilton site. Candidates must be legally authorized to access controlled technology under United States Export Administration Regulations before starting work.

Base salary: $135,375–$198,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced technology, lithography systems, and metrology systems that help semiconductor manufacturers produce microchips; the Wilton site focuses on mechatronics, alignment and sensor technology, optical fabrication, and high-value modules and sensors.

What you will do

• Lead complex production engineering projects across multiple products and manufacturing areas.
• Drive structural improvements to reduce cycle time, labor hours, quality risks, and workflow inefficiencies.
• Monitor performance dashboards, analyze production trends, and coordinate root-cause and failure-analysis activities.
• Prioritize production issues and coordinate timely resolution with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Manage capital investment requirements, spending, budgets, risks, and project outcomes.
• Coordinate new-product industrialization, including factory readiness, build sequencing, qualification, implementation risks, and stakeholder reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, optical, chemical, industrial, or mechatronics engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline with at least eight years of relevant experience; alternatively, a master’s degree in a related technical discipline with at least five years of relevant experience.
• At least three years of experience leading people, projects, or cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Experience in production engineering, project management, manufacturing, or new-product industrialization.
• Experience managing capital budgets and coordinating projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of root-cause analysis, failure analysis, and structured continuous improvement methods.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning systems and reporting tools such as SAP and Power BI.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or comparable improvement methodologies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, align priorities, analyze complex production data, communicate technical risks and project status, and make decisions when timelines or requirements change.
• Ability to build relationships across manufacturing, engineering, and program teams, mentor colleagues, and maintain ownership of actions, budgets, risks, and outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, creative, and dynamic work environment with supportive colleagues and space for diverse points of view.
• Flexibility and trust in how tasks are approached and problems are solved.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and families.
• Access to a 401(k) plan, eight hours of vacation leave per month, and 13 paid holidays annually.
• Potential exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage, and high currents.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.