Manufacturing Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite at the Grand Rapids COMP facility in Wyoming, Michigan, United States; regular presence in manufacturing and office environments is required, with occasional off-shift, weekend, or extended-hour activities as needed.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products with a stated vision of achieving Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion.

What you will do

• Develop, document, launch, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, tooling, equipment, and production methods for assembly, testing, and driveline activities.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity issues.
• Apply lean manufacturing, structured problem-solving, process capability, and continuous-improvement methods to eliminate waste and improve ergonomics, operator effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Support equipment, tooling, controls, and process changes through design reviews, installation, validation, and production release.
• Maintain standard work, PFMEA inputs, control plans, process flows, and other manufacturing engineering records; analyze data and communicate risks, recommendations, and project status.
• Coordinate with production, quality, maintenance, controls, design, suppliers, and program teams during new product introduction, build events, run-at-rate activities, and launch execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering, a related engineering discipline, or equivalent related experience.
• Experience applying engineering principles to manufacturing, production, assembly, testing, or process improvement.
• Experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, process documentation, and technical data.
• Strong analytical, communication, organization, and project-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with hourly production employees, skilled trades, engineers, suppliers, and leadership.
• Ability to work onsite in a manufacturing environment and support occasional off-shift, weekend, or extended-hour activities when business needs require.

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, powertrain, driveline, assembly, test, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, PFMEA, control plans, APQP, GD&T, or statistical process control.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, automation, robotics, controls, or error-proofing systems.
• Experience with CAD, manufacturing execution systems, data analysis, or process simulation tools.
• Green Belt, Black Belt, or another continuous-improvement certification.
• Experience supporting product launches, capacity planning, or capital projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work across plant-floor and office environments, including standing, walking, required personal protective equipment, operating equipment, production lines, and industrial noise.
• Work with an emphasis on safety, quality, accountability, inclusion, respectful collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Benefits and total rewards are available from the first day of employment.
• Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
• Immigration-related sponsorship is not provided, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, or other company-supported immigration authorization.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening where applicable.