Manager, Electrical New Product Engineering (ENPIE) (SMT/PCB)

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States; onsite engineering leadership role.

Base pay: $180,000–$200,000 per year, with potential discretionary bonuses and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops client-to-cloud networking solutions for data centers, campuses, and routing environments using cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking.

What you will do

• Lead a specialized team of 8–10 Electrical NPI Engineers and provide technical direction, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive new PCA designs with Hardware Engineering, identifying and resolving DFM issues for SMT, PCB assembly, and system integration.
• Optimize complex high-layer-count PCB manufacturing, including advanced PCB structures and large BGA components.
• Support NPI from prototype through full production and end of life, including process validation, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.
• Manage ECOs and version control through PLM systems, including Propel, and coordinate ECO/MCO/DEV/PCN processes.
• Lead continuous improvement in yield, cost, quality, scalability, inventory, and manufacturing efficiency with engineering, supply chain, procurement, and contract manufacturing partners.

Requirements

• 10+ years of NPI engineering experience specializing in advanced SMT, high-layer-count PCB assembly with 30+ layers, and prototype- and production-level DFM.
• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering is acceptable with appropriate engineering experience.
• Working knowledge and experience with PLM systems and ECO/MCO/DEV/PCN processes; Agile or Propel experience is required, with Propel preferred.
• Strong experience debugging circuits on the bench, troubleshooting, performing failure and root-cause analysis, and applying 8D methodology.
• Leadership, mentoring, problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of advanced manufacturing processes, high-layer-count PCB structures and design methodology, SMT, complex PCB assembly, IPC standards, and regulatory compliance.

Nice to have

• 5+ years leading an electrical NPI manufacturing engineering team.
• Experience with large form-factor BGA components, advanced high-layer-count PCB structures, and liquid-cooled products.
• Knowledge of data center equipment lifecycle management and PCB/component-level coordination from NPI through production and end of life.
• PCA design or layout experience.
• Experience reviewing PCB layout files in Allegro or other viewers.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and collaboration.
• US-based employees receive medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax-savings, and income-protection benefits.
• Some roles may include discretionary bonuses and equity.
• Employment decisions are made without unlawful discrimination, with candidate information handled confidentially according to EEO guidelines.

Hiring process

• The recruiting team provides role- and location-specific details about compensation and benefits during the hiring process.