Equipment Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: On-site in Chandler, Arizona, United States. Due to U.S. Government export-control requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens, U.S. persons, or obtain the necessary U.S. government export authorizations.

Salary: $83,400–$155,000 per year, plus eligibility for a bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a public precision-technology company whose PacSci EMC operating company develops energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Own production equipment, tooling, and fixtures, responding to downtime events and maintaining operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, sensor-based, and electromechanical equipment issues.
• Design, release, upgrade, and validate tools, jigs, fixtures, and equipment to improve repeatability, ergonomics, safety, quality, and throughput.
• Maintain engineering drawings, procedures, setup instructions, calibration methods, preventive-maintenance plans, and work instructions.
• Monitor equipment performance, analyze downtime, MTTR, MTBF, and failure modes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with automation, maintenance, manufacturing engineering, design engineering, and quality teams on equipment upgrades, capability studies, workflow improvements, cell layouts, and FAT/SAT acceptance testing.

Requirements

• U.S. export-control eligibility is required: candidates must be U.S. citizens, U.S. persons, or able to obtain the necessary government authorizations for ongoing employment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience supporting production equipment, tooling design, sustaining engineering, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience with production equipment, tooling design, fixtures, and mechanical systems.
• Exposure to automation equipment, sensors, electromechanical systems, pneumatic actuators, or PLC-controlled processes.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or comparable CAD platforms for tooling and fixture design.
• Demonstrated use of continuous-improvement methods and reliability-focused engineering practices.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, hands-on mechanical aptitude, and the ability to balance daily production support with long-term equipment and tooling projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work supporting production operations in Chandler, Arizona.
• Work in a safety-first, quality-focused environment serving military and commercial applications.
• Position includes eligibility for a bonus as part of the total compensation package.
• Employment is subject to applicable U.S. Government export-control regulations and any required authorizations.