Industrialisation & Manufacturing Project Manager (Subsea Robotics)

Location: On-site in Renens, Switzerland; willingness to travel for tests and deployments is required.

Company

hirify.global is a Swiss deep-tech company developing patented underwater robotics, communication, and thruster technologies for energy, defence, marine science, and industrial applications.

What you will do

• Lead industrialisation and manufacturing-transfer projects from engineering development through prototype builds, pilot production, and repeatable manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and internal operations, managing milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Identify, assess, onboard, and manage suppliers for components, tooling, fixtures, process development, and production services.
• Coordinate manufacturing documentation, revision control, traceability, production-readiness reviews, and corrective actions related to quality, delivery, capacity, and cost.
• Lead licensed manufacturing transfers, including partner training, equipment readiness, pilot builds, qualification activities, controlled technical information transfer, and structured audits.
• Improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, yield, cost, and production processes with engineering and manufacturing partners.

Requirements

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in product development, including at least one full cycle from concept through production-ready design.
• Experience in mechanical design, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing.
• Experience in electric motor design, including electromagnetic analysis, winding specification, and thermal management.
• Experience with injection moulding, overmoulding, resin encapsulation, or polymer processing.
• 3D design proficiency with Fusion360 or an equivalent tool.
• Basic programming skills in Python and embedded systems.
• Basic electronics design, assembly, and soldering skills.
• Fluent English required.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial “can do” attitude, perseverance, ability to multitask and prioritise in a dynamic environment, and willingness to travel for tests and deployments.

Nice to have

• Subsea testing experience, including hyperbaric chambers, sealing design, and material behaviour in saltwater at depth.
• Experience with a full-cycle stage-gate product development process.
• Experience managing external engineering consultancies or research partners.
• Experience with vacuum potting or two-component moulding processes.
• CFD experience with OpenFOAM or an equivalent tool.
• CNC/CAM experience, rapid prototyping, and hand-tool experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site role in Renens, Switzerland.
• Highly collaborative, build-fast environment focused on real-world deployment.
• Work on underwater robotics and technologies supporting efficient, sustainable operations and submerged asset security.