Engineering Project Team Leader (Compact Track Loaders) (Manufacturing)

Location: Sanford, North Carolina, United States; onsite five days per week. Up to 5% domestic and international travel may be required. US domestic relocation is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $128,470–$192,710 per year.

Company

hirify.global is developing an advanced manufacturing campus for compact track loaders and telehandlers, using automation, robotics, digital production systems, and integrated logistics.

What you will do

• Provide technical and program leadership for expanding compact track loader production to a secondary facility.
• Lead and govern New Source Introduction, Continuous Product Improvement, cost reduction, localization, assurance of supply, and related introduction programs.
• Coordinate engineering teams to maintain product design integrity during manufacturing-process and sourcing transitions.
• Define project scope, manage technical requirements, and communicate with stakeholders, platform groups, suppliers, customers, and business units.
• Drive quality, cost, and velocity improvements across product, value chain, supplier, procurement, logistics, planning, and manufacturing organizations.
• Coach and provide technical guidance to a global team of engineers.

Requirements

• Expertise in project management strategies and tactics, including planning, organizing, monitoring, and controlling projects.
• Ability to influence decisions through technical expertise and manage requirements across organizational boundaries.
• In-depth knowledge of products and services, including development activities for multiple products or product lines.
• Technical excellence and ability to develop solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Knowledge of product design and development from concept through production.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Experience in machine design and supplier development.
• Strong technical communication skills and experience managing complex, fast-paced technical projects and cross-functional system design teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, prioritize effectively, and work independently with initiative.
• Knowledge of factors affecting cost and quality, including design, manufacturing techniques, sourcing, and assembly processes; experience working with suppliers, customers, and dealers.

Culture & Benefits

• High-visibility role supporting facility startup, operational readiness, and long-term growth.
• Schedule flexibility is required to meet project requirements.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), HSA, FSA, insurance, parental and adoption benefits, and incentive bonus, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, lifestyle programs, and employee discounts.
• Any offer of employment is conditional on successful completion of a drug screen.