Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Optical Manufacturing)

Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States; onsite

Salary: $130,000–$160,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company developing photonic solutions for biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, scientific, security, defense, aerospace, and consumer applications.

What you will do

• Lead the recruitment, development, retention, workload management, and performance of the engineering team.
• Set project priorities and improve equipment and manufacturing processes, including yield, cycle time, on-time delivery, and cost.
• Lead continuous yield improvement initiatives, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional improvement teams.
• Partner with manufacturing, facilities maintenance, production, and quality teams to troubleshoot process and equipment issues and document procedures.
• Align engineering with R&D to transfer new and improved processes into manufacturing and support ECO and NPI activities.
• Provide technical reviews and product costing, while supporting technical and professional growth across the engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical field; a relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of industry experience and 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading strong technical teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing, with a record of driving measurable improvements.
• Experience interpreting drawings and specifications for coated precision optics, including coating design, technical feasibility, and manufacturability.
• Strong quantitative, communication, reporting, statistical analysis, ERP, database, optical metrology, and assembly skills.

Nice to have

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Business, Engineering Management, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day.
• 401(k), holiday pay, and paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Tuition reimbursement and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Work within a facility focused on ultra-precision optical components, optical thin-film coatings, optical sub-assemblies, advanced assembly, and in-house metrology.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.