Staff Design Quality Engineer - NPI (Quantum Hardware)

Location: Onsite in Bothell, Washington, United States; up to 10% domestic travel. Access to export-controlled technology may require U.S. Person status, an export license, or a license exception.

Base salary: $131,962–$172,773 per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security solutions, including precision quantum hardware platforms.

What you will do

• Lead system-wide Design for Manufacturability and Assembly reviews to identify design quality risks and recurring failure patterns.
• Drive engineering standards for GD&T, fasteners, component libraries, interfaces, collimators, and CAD configuration.
• Introduce structured quality planning across NPI build stages, including DFMEA, DVP&R, key characteristics, and measurement plans.
• Review drawings, CAD models, tolerance stack-ups, design changes, and verification and validation plans.
• Lead root-cause and corrective/preventive action investigations and verify effectiveness before closure.
• Support PPAP, AS9102 first-article inspection, design-quality metrics, documentation, and mentoring across engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, systems, manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of quality, design, or reliability engineering experience in a precision hardware environment.
• Experience facilitating Design FMEAs and leading root-cause and corrective-action investigations through verified closure.
• Strong GD&T knowledge according to ASME Y14.5, including hands-on tolerance stack-up analysis and engineering drawing and CAD review.
• Experience with DVP&R and design-controls QMS frameworks such as ISO 9001 Clause 8.3.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and experience driving adoption of engineering standards.

Nice to have

• Experience with opto-mechanical, photonic, vacuum, or cryogenic hardware.
• APQP/PPAP, AS9102, AS9100, configuration management, or first-article inspection experience.
• Experience with PLM and change-management tools such as Windchill, Arena, or Teamcenter.
• ASQ CQE, CRE, or equivalent certification; advanced engineering degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative concurrent-engineering environment across engineering and manufacturing.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
• Culture focused on autonomy, productivity, respect, inclusion, and equal opportunity.