Manufacturing Engineer, Robotics Hardware

Location: Fully onsite at the Irvine, California office, United States

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year, plus benefits and equity

Company

hirify.global develops risk-aware, reliable, and field-ready AI systems for robots operating in unstructured real-world environments.

What you will do

• Own and continuously improve assembly processes for robotic systems, payloads, and subassemblies.
• Create work instructions, assembly procedures, process flows, and build documentation for prototype, pilot, and production builds.
• Lead DFM and DFA reviews with Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems Engineering teams to reduce complexity, cost, assembly time, and part count.
• Establish manufacturing KPIs, track yields, analyze production data, and lead failure analysis and corrective actions.
• Define quality requirements, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and functional test procedures for components, subsystems, and completed systems.
• Design assembly fixtures, tooling, manufacturing aids, and test-station processes while supporting internal production teams and contract manufacturers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting complex hardware products.
• Strong experience with DFM, DFA, process development, production support, and electromechanical assembly processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality systems, root-cause analysis, process control, documentation, and process validation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
• Ability to work fully onsite at the Irvine, California office.

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment, or similar industries.
• Experience taking products from prototype through scaled production and working with contract manufacturers.
• Familiarity with PCBAs, wiring harnesses, sensors, motors, actuators, and precision mechanical assemblies.
• Experience developing production test equipment and functional test procedures.
• Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration in a hardware engineering environment.
• Flexible working hours supporting focus and work-life balance.
• Full benefits, equity, and generous paid time off.
• Work on robotics systems designed for deployment in complex, unstructured environments.
• Inclusive workplace committed to evaluating candidates based on merit, qualifications, and performance.