Automation Engineer

Location: On-site in Chandler, Arizona, United States; travel of up to 50% across site locations is required.

Salary: $83,400–$155,000 per year.

Company

hirify.globalt and its PacSci EMC operating company develop precision technology, energetic materials, devices, subsystems, and manufacturing solutions for military and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Lead system-level design and scale-up from manual or semi-automated processes to fully automated production lines.
• Design, test, qualify, integrate, and validate automation systems, tooling, and fixtures.
• Apply mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and optical engineering expertise to integrated automation solutions.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for deployed automation platforms and manage improvements across their lifecycle.
• Develop bills of materials, operating and maintenance procedures, spare-parts lists, preventive-maintenance schedules, requirements specifications, functional descriptions, and system architecture documentation.
• Support factory deployments, FAT/SAT testing, equipment qualification, training, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment due to U.S. Government contract export-control requirements.
• 2–5 years of progressive automation engineering experience, including tooling and fixture design and multidisciplinary system integration, in electronics, aerospace, defense, or automotive manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a similar field.
• Experience designing and scaling automation systems from prototype through full production.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, mechanical tooling and fixturing design, and system architecture development.
• Experience in electronics systems engineering in aerospace, defense, automotive, or a related industry.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Behavior aligned with the principles of teamwork, problem solving, learning by doing, growth, and ownership.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work in Chandler with support for programs across multiple sites.
• Up to 50% travel across site locations.
• Work on mission-critical products serving military, aerospace, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Equal-opportunity workplace committed to safety, quality, inclusion, and a harassment-free environment.

Hiring process

• Continued employment depends on meeting applicable U.S. Government export-control requirements and obtaining any necessary authorizations.