Facilities Project Electrical Engineer (Advanced Manufacturing)

Location: Sanford, North Carolina. Onsite five days per week, with work possibly taking place in temporary offices during the transition to the new facility. High travel of 50–75% may be required during construction planning, supplier reviews, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and production ramp-up. US domestic relocation is available.

Salary: $128,470–$192,710 per year.

Company

hirify.global is developing an advanced manufacturing campus for compact track loaders and telehandlers, using automation, robotics, digital production systems, and integrated logistics.

What you will do

• Manage the electrical facilities engineering workstream from requirements and design coordination through supplier selection, construction, installation, system integration, commissioning, startup, issue resolution, and handoff to operations.
• Review and approve technical drawings, specifications, calculations, design packages, and changes from external engineering partners.
• Manage scope, schedules, estimates, risks, changes, commissioning plans, operational readiness, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Lead consultants, engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, utilities, regulatory authorities, and internal partners.
• Design and integrate power distribution, automation controls, equipment connectivity, building management systems, utility monitoring, metering, sensors, alarms, and condition-monitoring data.
• Coordinate acceptance testing, system energization, integrated systems testing, commissioning, turnover, startup, troubleshooting, and leadership updates.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of electrical, controls, and manufacturing interfaces, with the ability to evaluate external engineering work and make sound approval decisions.
• Ability to lead engineering work across multiple functional areas, external firms, contractors, and internal partners while managing technical dependencies and system integration.
• Strong decision-making, critical-thinking, planning, cross-functional leadership, and technical troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to organize work around construction, commissioning, and production-readiness milestones and drive complete, sustainable solutions across complex, connected, multi-vendor systems.
• Ability to understand internal customer requirements and provide urgent, practical solutions during the transition from project delivery to production.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Demonstrated experience supporting facilities, building systems, or industrial engineering projects.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication skills for translating complex engineering and integration topics into progress updates, risks, decisions, and recommended actions.
• Experience supporting an advanced manufacturing facility, plant startup, major expansion, or complex capital program from early design through operational handoff.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Experience with LEED requirements or certification.
• Experience in facilities with high standards for building conditions, environmental stewardship, safe work practices, and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to plan eligibility.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, health lifestyle programs, employee assistance, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
• Incentive bonus opportunities.
• Schedule flexibility is expected to meet project requirements. Visa sponsorship is not available.