Mechanical Engineer III (AI)

Location: Austin, TX, United States. Relocation eligible; travel required up to 10% of the time.

Salary: $108,000–$148,500 per year, plus potential bonus and stock awards.

Company

hirify.global develops and services materials engineering equipment used to manufacture semiconductor and advanced display chips.

What you will do

• Identify high-friction engineering workflows and create scalable process, tooling, automation, and standardization solutions.
• Build, document, roll out, and support adoption of engineering process improvements.
• Apply structured problem-solving and engineering judgment to ambiguous technical and business challenges.
• Use AI tools to accelerate analysis, drafting, automation, and knowledge capture.
• Measure cycle time, rework, escapes, and efficiency, then iterate based on data.
• Coordinate communication and alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and sustaining teams.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and credibility with senior engineers.
• Experience working across design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, or sustaining teams without direct authority.
• Ability to assess unfamiliar technical and business problem spaces and define ownership, priorities, and timelines.
• Proven stakeholder influence, alignment, project execution, and coordination skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including concise presentations to technical and leadership audiences.
• Experience using AI tools responsibly and applying root-cause or continuous-improvement methods such as 8D, A3, DMAIC, or 5-Why.

Nice to have

• Experience with knowledge management, standard work, or system rollout and change management.
• Experience launching new processes or tools and supporting adoption.
• Ability to prototype lightweight scripts, dashboards, or automation solutions, or partner with specialists who can.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive work culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive employee benefits supporting health and wellbeing.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs.
• Regular full-time employment with travel of up to 10%.