Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Onsite in El Segundo, California, United States. ITAR eligibility is required: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Company

hirify.global is a stealth-mode aerospace and defense startup headquartered in Gardena, California, building mission-critical hardware.

What you will do

• Define and implement reliable hardware production processes from prototype through full-rate manufacturing.
• Participate in prototype and production builds to validate processes, tooling, fixtures, and assembly instructions.
• Lead root cause analyses and corrective and preventive actions for production failures and field returns.
• Develop manufacturing workflows, custom fixtures, assembly aids, and build documentation.
• Collaborate with design engineering, technicians, assemblers, contract manufacturers, and internal teams to scale production and resolve issues.
• Define inspection plans, in-line and end-of-line testing, statistical process control, traceability, and quality compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, manufacturing engineering, or a similar technical field.
• 0–1 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, or reliability engineering; aerospace, defense, or high-reliability hardware experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD using SolidWorks, Creo, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical or electromechanical system builds and test setups.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFA, root cause analysis, FMEA/PFMEA, SPC, and other quality and reliability methods.
• Comfort working with ERP/MRP and PLM systems such as NetSuite, Odoo, or Arena, plus strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Prior manufacturing, quality, or reliability engineering internship experience.
• Experience designing fixtures, tooling, and assembly aids.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, build-focused environment with a high degree of ambiguity and ownership.
• Hands-on collaboration across manufacturing, design, quality, and engineering.
• Focus on balancing production speed with product quality and reliability.
• Mission-critical aerospace and defense work.