Mechanical Engineer (Battery Manufacturing)

Location: Alameda, CA; onsite. Travel up to 15%.

Base pay: $107,000–$136,000 per year, plus potential benefits, perks, and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures silicon-carbon anode materials and next-generation lithium-ion battery technology for consumer devices and electric vehicles.

What you will do

• Design and develop manufacturing-scale reactor equipment, translating R&D concepts into capital project execution.
• Perform high-fidelity thermal, fluid, and structural modeling, including FEA, to validate reactor performance and guide design decisions.
• Create equipment layouts, core IP drawings, datasheets, specifications, P&IDs, and fabrication packages.
• Apply safety-by-design principles and maintain accurate, controlled, compliant engineering documentation.
• Support the full project lifecycle through vendor and fabricator coordination, factory acceptance testing, and field installation verification.
• Exchange constructive feedback to improve engineering processes and systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 2+ years of mechanical design experience in industrial equipment environments, focused on large-scale manufacturing.
• Proficiency with mechanical design software such as SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or AutoCAD, plus P&ID and fabrication package development.
• Technical expertise in reactor systems, thermal and fluid equipment, and fabrication methods.
• Analytical proficiency in FEA, thermal modeling, and precision tolerancing for reactor equipment.
• Ability to wear required PPE, move items up to 50 lbs with lift equipment and carts, walk long distances, remain stationary for extended periods, reach low shelves, and climb stairs or containment walls.

Nice to have

• Experience designing for high-temperature environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on battery materials and reactor systems supporting the transition to clean energy and mass production.
• Collaborate across R&D, equipment engineering, vendors, fabricators, and capital project teams.
• Inclusive, diverse, and equal-opportunity work environment.
• Total Rewards package may include benefits, perks, and equity.