Manufacturing Process Engineer (Cold Plates)

Location: Client site in Bonn, Germany; onsite. Based in Germany or willing to relocate close to the Cologne/Bonn area, or reside there part-time with frequent travel.

Company

hirify.global develops microfluidic cooling technologies for AI chips, GPUs, and CPUs used in data centres, with cold plate production across Europe and Asia.

What you will do

• Act as the resident manufacturing process owner at the German contract manufacturing partner.
• Own the cold plate build program and industrialize new process steps.
• Lead process capability plans, process monitoring, continuous improvement, and the on-site quality loop.
• Own the additive manufacturing and sintering process chain on site.
• Provide technical presence during production-line installation, qualification, and ramp-up.
• Manage the operational partnership and later grow and lead a small local hirify.global support team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in process or manufacturing engineering in a precision manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience owning a process at a contract manufacturer and industrializing new technologies.
• Strong command of process and quality engineering tools, with hands-on personal use.
• Ability to represent hirify.global on a partner's shop floor and work autonomously away from headquarters, with strong reporting to Lausanne.
• Working knowledge of metal additive manufacturing and/or sintering-based processes.
• Degree in mechanical, materials, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Professional working English required; German is a strong advantage.
• Onsite presence in Germany is required, either based near Cologne/Bonn, relocated there, or resident there part-time with frequent travel.

Nice to have

• German language proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-moving engineering startup environment where the industrialized process is still evolving.
• Operate with substantial autonomy as the primary hirify.global representative at the partner site.
• Collaborate daily with Hardware Development, Quality, Supply Chain, NPI, and partner operations.
• Help build a permanent hirify.global presence and local support team in Germany.