Senior Process Engineer (Advanced R&D) (Metal 3D Printing)

Location: Los Angeles, CA; full-time onsite presence in Hawthorne five days a week

Salary: $140,000–$200,000 per year, plus stock options

Company

hirify.global develops AI-native manufacturing systems that integrate software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts using advanced metal 3D printing.

What you will do

• Analyze large in-situ data sets to understand the physical mechanisms of metal additive manufacturing.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and develop and optimize processes on metal additive systems.
• Perform post-build metrology and analyze tensile strength, surface roughness, and alloy microstructure.
• Track quality metrics for customer parts, including dimensional accuracy, defect distribution, and surface roughness.
• Develop tool qualification procedures and continuous improvement plans for system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, and simulations engineers to improve printing processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science, physics, mechanical engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of process development experience in complex physics-based applications such as semiconductor, solar, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience with Design of Experiments, statistical data analysis, and process optimization.
• Experience gathering and processing large data sets.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Hawthorne, California, five days per week, with very limited exceptions.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in materials science, physics, or mechanical engineering.
• Experience in semiconductor, solar, display, or other cutting-edge industries.
• Experience with machine learning, data science, statistical process control, or tool health monitoring.
• Experience with R, JMP, Python, Minitab, or MATLAB.
• Experience operating complex equipment and preparing metallurgical samples for optical microscopy.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse culture focused on collaboration, learning, and data-driven decisions.
• Significant stock option package and employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, traditional and Roth 401(k), paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays.
• Paid parental leave, relocation assistance, flexible work hours, and casual dress.
• Daily catered lunch and dinner, stocked kitchenette, and regular team-building events.