Principal R&D Engineer (AME) - Surgical (Medical Devices)

Location: Based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland. Flexible work arrangement.

Salary: €81,120–€121,680 per year, plus eligibility for the hirify.global Incentive Plan.

Company

hirify.global is a global healthcare technology company developing medical technologies intended to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.

What you will do

• Own the manufacturing-cell vision and technical architecture across multiple related product lines.
• Create and maintain the engineering lab and integrated pilot line for developing and maturing production solutions.
• Translate product, process, capacity, and quality requirements into manufacturing concepts, equipment specifications, system architectures, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead equipment and automation solutions from concept selection through supplier design, build, integration, commissioning, qualification, and production release.
• Integrate Process Engineering, Test Systems, Product Design, Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, equipment vendors, and system integrators.
• Lead technical risk management, troubleshooting, manufacturing transfer, replication, documentation, training, and lifecycle-support planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related engineering discipline with 7 years of relevant experience, or a master’s/advanced degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience developing automated or semi-automated manufacturing equipment, assembly cells, or integrated production systems.
• Strong understanding of equipment architecture, automation, fixturing, controls, sensors, machine safety, and system integration.
• Demonstrated experience leading equipment vendors or system integrators through specification, design, build, acceptance, qualification, and production deployment.
• Ability to translate product, process, capacity, and quality requirements into robust manufacturing-system solutions and acceptance criteria.
• Strong systems thinking, technical leadership, and structured problem-solving across multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
• Experience with equipment qualification, production readiness, scale-up, and replication of manufacturing capability.

Nice to have

• Experience with complex mechatronic products, precision assembly, machine vision, robotics, servo systems, PLCs, or digital manufacturing.
• Medical-device experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a flexible work arrangement.
• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
• Short-term incentive eligibility through the hirify.global Incentive Plan.
• Benefits and resources are designed to support employees across career and life stages.

Hiring process

• Apply only through official hirify.global channels and approved hirify.global platforms.
• Legitimate recruiting communications use official @hirify.global.com email addresses; hirify.global does not request payment or sensitive personal information during early hiring stages.