Manufacturing Engineer, MV (Medium-Voltage Switchgear)

Location: Full-time onsite in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston, with bi-weekly work-from-home Fridays; exceptions may be considered for exceptional candidates outside these hubs.

Company

hirify.global develops medium-voltage switchgear and critical power distribution equipment.

What you will do

• Develop safe, repeatable, and efficient manufacturing processes for medium- and low-voltage switchgear, switchboards, PDUs, RPPs, STSs, modular electrical systems, and power distribution skids.
• Review drawings, schematics, BOMs, and assembly documents for manufacturability; standardize components and support prototypes, first-article builds, engineering changes, and controlled documentation releases.
• Provide hands-on production support for enclosures, busbars, wiring, grounding, component integration, fixtures, tools, and assembly methods.
• Prepare new products for production by coordinating tooling, staffing, workflows, work instructions, pilot builds, first-article validation, ERP/MRP data, routings, and revision control.
• Improve throughput, labor efficiency, material flow, quality, cost, waste, rework, and bottlenecks using Lean and continuous improvement methods.
• Support inspections, torque and grounding checks, factory acceptance testing, nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, product compliance, and safe production practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or a related discipline.
• 3–7 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably with electrical distribution equipment, switchgear, electromechanical products, or industrial equipment.
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication, electromechanical assembly, tolerances, fixtures, process development, and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, BOMs, and manufacturing documents.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or related CAD tools; working knowledge of GD&T, Lean processes, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Effective communication, cross-functional problem-solving, and hands-on collaboration on the production floor.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with 5–38 kV switchgear or critical power equipment for data centers, including PDUs, RPPs, STSs, and switchboards.
• Knowledge of busbar systems, protective relays, breakers, instrument transformers, wiring, mechanical integration, and product compliance.
• Experience with CNC fabrication, laser cutting, punching, press brakes, welding, finishing, or modular high-volume electrical assembly.
• Experience with DFMA, NPI, FAT, production-line expansion, Lean Six Sigma, and standard labor or routing development.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work is expected outside of bi-weekly work-from-home Fridays.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and production teams.
• Hands-on collaboration and direct production-floor support are central to the role.