Process Engineer (Advanced R&D) (AI)

Location: Full-time onsite in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, five days a week, with very limited exceptions

Salary: $95,000–$140,000 per year, depending on academic level and demonstrated experience, plus stock options

Company

hirify.global develops AI-native manufacturing systems that integrate software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts.

What you will do

• Analyze large in-situ data sets to understand physical mechanisms in metal additive manufacturing.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and develop and optimize printing processes.
• Perform post-build metrology and analyze tensile strength, surface roughness, and alloy microstructure.
• Generate and track quality metrics for printed customer parts, including dimensional accuracy and defect distribution.
• Develop and implement tool qualification procedures.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, and simulation engineers to improve printing technology with machine learning.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in materials science, physics, or a similar engineering discipline.
• Strong physics fundamentals and first-principles problem-solving.
• Experience with experimental design and statistical data analysis.
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret extremely large data sets.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Hawthorne, five days per week.

Nice to have

• Research experience in materials science, physics, or mechanical engineering.
• Process development experience in semiconductor, solar, or display industries.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, R, JMP, or Minitab.
• Experience operating complex equipment and preparing metallurgical samples for microscopy.
• Experience developing new processes from scratch and strong written and verbal communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, collaborative, and learning-focused environment.
• Data-driven decision-making and close cross-functional collaboration.
• Significant stock option package.
• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life insurance and 401(k) options.
• Relocation assistance, paid vacation and sick leave, company holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Flexible work hours, catered meals, stocked kitchen, casual dress, and team-building events.