Principal Manufacturing Engineer (MES)

Location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States

Salary: $123,200–$184,800 per year, plus eligibility for the hirify.global Incentive Plan.

Company

hirify.global is a global healthcare technology company developing medical technologies across more than 150 countries.

What you will do

• Lead the implementation, enhancement, support, and optimization of Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Design MES architecture, workflows, configurations, work instructions, process maps, and technical documentation.
• Integrate MES with ERP, quality, manufacturing, and other production systems.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and IT teams to deliver digital manufacturing solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement through manufacturing-process analysis, system metrics, operational data, and DMAIC.
• Lead validation activities, change control, audits, user training, and complex cross-functional manufacturing-systems projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing, MES, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience implementing, supporting, or optimizing MES in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience integrating ERP, quality, and manufacturing systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing process controls, quality systems, GMP, and 21 CFR Part 11.
• Experience with software validation and qualification activities in regulated industries.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field.
• Medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated-industry experience.
• Experience with Tulip, Camstar, Opcenter, FactoryTalk, PAS-X, electronic batch records, or electronic device history records.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PMP, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, smart factory, dashboards, or manufacturing analytics experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time regular employment with health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement benefits.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, dependent-care spending account, and tuition assistance.
• Incentive plans, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, and well-being resources.
• U.S. work authorization sponsorship is offered for Principal-level roles and above.