Manufacturing Engineer (Adhesive & Dispensing)

Location: Minhang, Shanghai, China; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries.

What you will do

• Lead adhesive selection, formulation development or modification, material evaluation, performance testing, and qualification for new and existing products.
• Develop and optimize precision dispensing processes, including paths, bead geometry, equipment parameters, feeding systems, valves, fixtures, and inspection solutions.
• Troubleshoot stringing, bubbles, overflow, clogging, misalignment, poor bonding, and curing defects.
• Plan and execute material and process validation using DOE, MSA, SPC, Cp/Cpk, and other statistical methods.
• Support NPI, pilot builds, process qualification, and mass-production ramp-up from prototype to stable production.
• Drive improvements in yield, productivity, material utilization, equipment stability, manufacturing cost, and corrective actions while collaborating with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, equipment vendors, and global cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Polymer Materials, Materials Science, Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in adhesive development, adhesive application engineering, or dispensing process development.
• Strong expertise in either adhesive materials or formulation, or dispensing processes, with the ability to independently support engineering validation in the other area.
• Understanding of resins, curing agents, fillers, additives, viscosity and rheology, curing behavior, and bonding performance.
• Hands-on experience with adhesive testing, including viscosity or rheology, shear or peel strength, curing, temperature and humidity aging, and reliability testing.
• Practical experience with DOE, MSA, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, and 8D.
• Familiarity with dispensing equipment and adhesive feeding systems; precision dispensing, jet dispensing, or automated dispensing experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and good written and verbal communication skills in Chinese and English.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or IATF 16949.
• Experience with conductive elastomers or conductive adhesives.
• Experience with Minitab, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site role supporting advanced electronics and high-tech manufacturing.
• Cross-functional and global collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, and equipment vendors.
• Comprehensive pay and benefits package.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodation available for applicants who need it.