Engineering Manager (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Aerospace/Defense): Leading Sustaining Design Engineering and Engineering Services teams to support production and design sustainment with an accent on mechanical design and root cause investigation. Focus on reducing product variability, maximizing performance in aerospace environments, and ensuring strict compliance with configuration management.

Location: Chandler, AZ, United States. Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) due to government contract requirements.

Salary: $101,500 – $188,500

Company

hirify.global is an independent public company providing precision technology, high-performance instruments, and subsystems for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

What you will do

• Lead the Sustaining Design Engineering and Engineering Services teams in Chandler, AZ.
• Guide technical execution across production support, design sustainment, and configuration management.
• Oversee root cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce product variability and maximize performance.
• Manage department budgets and project task assignments within allocated timelines.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with integrated product teams to ensure full value stream support from procurement to shipment.
• Develop and monitor key performance metrics to align team efforts with overall business goals.

Requirements

• U.S. Person status (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) is strictly required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical discipline.
• 3+ years of demonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams.
• 7+ years of expertise in Mechanical/Ordnance Design Engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Lean or Six-Sigma principles (e.g., Toyota Production System).
• Strong knowledge of drafting principles, GD&T, DFMEA, and failure analysis processes like RCCA and FRACAS.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in an engineering or technical discipline.
• Significant experience in low-volume, high-mix aerospace or defense product manufacturing.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on mission-critical technology impacting military and commercial safety.
• High-performance environment focused on "Safety First, Quality Every Time".
• Eligibility for a bonus as part of the total compensation package.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal opportunity employment.