Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Vehicle Assembly & Test)

Location: Onsite in Palo Alto, California, United States; travel to Taiwan and Mexico may be required for production launch and ramp.

Salary: $175,000–$230,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.

Company

hirify.global is an electric mobility company developing vertically integrated small electric vehicles to address global transportation challenges.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing development for new automotive products from pilot builds through production launch and high-volume ramp.
• Design pilot lines, including layouts, assembly and test steps, tooling, and equipment.
• Develop equipment and process specifications, lead design reviews, and identify automation opportunities.
• Partner with design teams on DFM, GD&T, and tolerance analysis to improve assembly capability, cost, and throughput.
• Lead pilot builds and convert findings into design and process improvements.
• Own process FMEAs, control plans, validation studies, build instructions, capacity modeling, bottleneck planning, and launch issue resolution with equipment integrators and contract manufacturers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, plus NPI or manufacturing engineering experience in the automotive industry.
• Experience leading products through prototype builds, validation, production launch, and high-volume ramp at contract manufacturers.
• Hands-on DFM experience with design teams, including proficiency in CATIA or SolidWorks.
• Experience selecting manufacturing processes and implementing automation, with an understanding of tooling, supply chain, quality, cost, and cycle-time trade-offs.
• Working knowledge of APQP and PPAP, with the ability to lead data-driven cross-functional decisions and own launch issues.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work with a cross-functional team developing new electric mobility products.
• Robust health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100%, with FSA and HSA options.
• One Medical membership, dedicated insurance advocates, and fertility and family-building benefits through Progyny.
• Flexible time off and a 401(k) match.
• Full-time onsite role with production-launch travel to Taiwan and Mexico as needed.