Project Leader, Thermal Equipment Design

Location: Painted Post, NY, US; full-time onsite role. Monday-Friday, typically 40 hours per week, with flexibility as needed. Significant travel is required, primarily domestic to multiple locations, with possible international travel. Relocation assistance is available.

Salary: $97,542.00–$134,121.00 annually for full-time status.

Company

hirify.global develops glass, ceramic, and materials-science technologies serving life sciences, mobile electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets.

What you will do

• Lead thermal equipment engineering projects from process definition and concept through specification, vendor selection, procurement support, testing, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Work with equipment vendors and OEMs to communicate requirements, review proposals, compare technical and commercial options, and support equipment selection.
• Manage project budgets, workstreams, schedules, and cross-functional teams delivering new processes and products.
• Oversee detailed design, fabrication, factory acceptance testing, onsite installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Develop engineering documentation for equipment design, procurement, project execution, and commissioning.
• Coordinate with project leadership, manufacturing, process engineering, operations, and other stakeholders across hirify.global locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of professional, non-academic engineering experience delivering equipment engineering projects in manufacturing environments, including industrial thermal process equipment.
• Experience with one or more of the following: batch houses, melting equipment, furnaces, ovens, kilns, lehrs, dryers, or heat-treating systems.
• Experience working with equipment vendors or OEMs to develop specifications, evaluate proposals, and support equipment selection or procurement.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting mechanical drawings, equipment specifications, layouts, P&IDs, and 3D models.
• Must be available for significant travel, primarily domestic, to multiple locations; international travel may also be required.
• This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience in glass, ceramics, advanced materials, metals processing, or other high-temperature manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting equipment through factory acceptance testing, installation, startup, or commissioning.
• Experience troubleshooting furnaces and other high-temperature manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of batch raw material handling.
• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
• Company-paid pension contributions and matching 401(k) contributions.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family-building support, fitness benefits, life insurance, disability support, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Recognition programs for employee contributions and successes.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations are available in accordance with applicable law.