Process Engineer (Automotive Quality)

Location: Blythewood, South Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office with regular in-person meetings, events, and occasional travel.

Salary: $95,000–$120,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is developing electrified, digitized pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Own quality performance for assigned vehicle assembly processes, production areas, or vehicle systems from prototype builds through launch and series production.
• Analyze quality trends using Pareto analysis, SPC, root-cause analysis, 8D, and DMAIC, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain layered quality-control plans, inspection standards, defect-detection systems, and real-time quality monitoring.
• Lead line-side problem solving during prototype, pre-production, ramp-up, and series production, including containment, corrective action, and effectiveness verification.
• Partner with Product Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, BIW, Paint, Trim, Chassis, and Final Assembly teams on design-for-quality, manufacturability, dimensional quality, and build feasibility.
• Validate critical assembly processes through error-proofing, poka-yoke, torque traceability, camera-based inspection, audits, training, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in automotive assembly quality or manufacturing-quality engineering, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Experience with cross-functional vehicle systems and multi-stage quality assurance across BIW, Paint, Trim, Chassis, and Final Assembly.
• Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing-quality issues from identification through containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and verified closure.
• Deep knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, Gage R&R, and statistical process control.
• Experience with 8D, DMAIC, Fishbone, 5-Why, and FMEA facilitation.
• Ability to evaluate quality, production, timing, cost, and technical trade-offs, adapt established approaches, and recommend actions.
• Proficiency with quality data systems, manufacturing-execution systems, and dashboards.
• Working knowledge of CAD tools, engineering drawings, or component and process specifications.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, ability to work with limited day-to-day direction, and willingness to escalate risks at critical decision points.
• Minimum High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required; a bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and growth-oriented work environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus paid bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.