Manufacturing Engineering Line Lead (Power Electronics)

Location: Scotts Valley, United States; on-site

Salary: $120,000–$191,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing scalable power electronics, including inverters and rectifiers for large-scale renewable energy, storage, and grid-connected loads.

What you will do

• Lead the specification, design, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up of high-volume manufacturing lines from RFQ through SOP.
• Provide technical direction on equipment design and align process requirements with product design, controls engineering, quality assurance, and production operations.
• Manage equipment integrators and suppliers while maintaining technical alignment, design standards, schedules, and cost targets.
• Oversee FAT and SAT activities to verify functional, quality, and throughput requirements.
• Drive improvements to OEE, cycle time, line reliability, and first-pass yield.
• Lead complex manufacturing programs, identify risks early, and resolve ambiguous technical challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a similar discipline.
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience with high-volume manufacturing processes and mass-production line launches.
• Experience with framing, fastening, welding, dispensing and sealing, material handling, inspection systems, station and fixture design, GD&T, datum strategies, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Knowledge of heavy-duty conveyance and automation, including indexed and free-flow pallet systems, AGV/AMR technologies, lift-assist systems, manipulators, robots, and gantries.
• Experience leading PFMEA and DFM analyses, with strong communication and hands-on problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in industrial painting or powder-coating process development, equipment selection, and line design.

Nice to have

• Strategic relationships with equipment suppliers and integrators in general assembly, power electronics, battery pack, drive unit, or other high-volume manufacturing sectors.
• Familiarity with medium-voltage electronics or grid-related products such as transformers, switchgear, converters, and circuit breakers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on first-principles engineering and solving difficult technical problems.
• Opportunities for personal, technical, and career growth.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.