Senior NPI Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Mountain View, CA; in-office role

Salary: USD 156,000–195,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded autonomous technology company developing self-driving industrial vehicles for factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America.

What you will do

• Plan prototype, engineering validation, pilot, and production introduction builds with quantities, milestones, owners, material readiness, and exit criteria.
• Maintain BOM structures, revisions, approved manufacturer parts, alternates, and released build packages in PLM.
• Track part numbers, quantities, suppliers, purchase orders, deliveries, inventory, shortages, and build allocations.
• Coordinate purchasing, suppliers, contract manufacturers, build schedules, capacity, readiness reviews, issue escalation, and action closure.
• Manage ECR/ECO impact reviews, approvals, revision effectivity, inventory disposition, rework, and implementation at the contract manufacturer.
• Maintain as-built records and support the transition from prototype builds to repeatable manufacturing, including cost and yield visibility.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ownership of NPI or manufacturing builds for complex electromechanical products, including material readiness, execution, and issue closure.
• Hands-on BOM, revision, configuration, and ECR/ECO experience using a PLM or equivalent controlled system.
• Ability to reconcile material and shortage data, establish build allocation, and maintain a reliable build forecast.
• Experience coordinating contract manufacturers and resolving technical, schedule, and material issues across functions.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and assembly documentation and communicate decisions, risks, owners, and recovery plans.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, industrial vehicles, automotive, or similar low-volume complex hardware.
• Arena PLM or similar, ERP/MRP, spreadsheets, Jira, and manufacturing documentation systems.
• Experience with PCBA, harnesses, mechanical assemblies, supplier quality, DFM/DFA, and yield or cost improvement.
• Engineering degree or equivalent relevant practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Salaried, full-time employment with an in-office working environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, and employee assistance benefits.
• Company 401(k), commuter benefits, flexible PTO, and paid parental leave.
• Daily lunches for in-office employees and a stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages.
• Artificial intelligence tools may support parts of the hiring process, while final decisions are made by humans.