Production Manager (Quantum Compute)

Location: Onsite in Bothell, Washington, United States; travel up to 15% domestically. Employment may require U.S. Person status or applicable export-control authorization.

Base salary: $151,756–$198,688 per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security solutions, including quantum computing systems and services.

What you will do

• Lead, resource, and develop a team of optomechanical and electrical manufacturing technicians.
• Own production execution, customer deliveries, dynamic build plans, and real-time labor allocation.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Inventory, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to address bottlenecks, material readiness, throughput, and corrective actions.
• Represent Production in NPI programs and plan resources for new builds and future staffing needs.
• Improve production processes, 5S and Lean practices, shop-floor layouts, inventory strategies, and digital tracking systems.
• Maintain cleanroom protocols, ISO standards, laser safety compliance, and specialized component-handling practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing production or manufacturing operations in a high-mix, low-volume environment such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, semiconductors, or advanced scientific instrumentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent hands-on leadership experience in advanced technology hardware manufacturing.
• Demonstrated people leadership, talent development, employee upskilling, and performance management experience.
• Experience managing dynamic build plans and establishing standardized practices from legacy or uncodified processes.
• Strong understanding of complex electromechanical and optomechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency with ERP tools such as NetSuite, project management software such as Jira, collaborative spreadsheets, and basic data visualization tools such as Power BI.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing, migrating, or configuring a Manufacturing Execution System or modern ERP features for a shop floor.
• Experience scaling teams, implementing shift coverage, expanding leadership tiers, and organizing specialized technical teams.
• Experience working in ISO-class cleanrooms, managing laser safety protocols, or handling fiber optics and UHV systems.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification focused on value-stream mapping and bottleneck elimination.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
• Work environment focused on autonomy, productivity, respect, inclusion, and equal opportunity.