Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer (Python/TestStand/LabVIEW)

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, California, requiring 2–3 days per week in the San Francisco office. Travel up to 25% across domestic and international factory sites. Candidates residing in Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wisconsin are not considered.

San Francisco salary range: $172,550–$203,000, plus equity packages.

Company

hirify.global develops Oura Ring wearable products and a connected app that provide insights into readiness, activity, sleep quality, and health.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing test strategy, design, development, qualification, deployment, and sustaining across POC, prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, ramp, and mass production.
• Drive Design for Testability with Hardware, Systems, Product, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program teams.
• Architect and deploy high-volume manufacturing test stations, equipment, fixtures, processes, and modular test frameworks.
• Develop test software and automation using Python, TestStand, and LabVIEW, including instrument control, data acquisition, sequencing, error handling, and factory data integration.
• Apply GR&R, SPC, Cp/Cpk, correlation analysis, and DOE to validate test capability and improve production readiness.
• Lead failure analysis, root-cause investigations, yield and test-coverage improvements, and technical resolution with contract manufacturers and equipment vendors.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or automation, including assembly, inspection, test-station design, or factory deployment.
• Hands-on experience developing manufacturing test software in Python, C, C++, or Rust.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting development builds and mass production with global manufacturing partners.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% across domestic and international factory sites.

Nice to have

• Experience with wearables, consumer electronics, sensors, or embedded systems.
• Background in test-station qualification and correlation, including calibration, GR&R, Cp/Cpk, and DOE.
• Cross-functional experience with hardware, firmware, systems, quality, and operations teams.
• Familiarity with optical, RF, or semiconductor-based test methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, fast-paced manufacturing environment and communicate across cultures and time zones.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and mental health resources.
• hirify.global Ring and employee discounts for friends and family.
• 20 days of paid time off, 13 paid holidays, and 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available during interviews and employment.