Robotics & Automation Engineer, Manufacturing

Location: Carpinteria, California, United States; onsite manufacturing role with occasional travel and a day shift.

Salary: $110,424–$172,538 per year, plus bonus eligibility, stock, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratory instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise, including regulated medical devices supporting precision medicine.

What you will do

• Provide hands-on engineering support, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance for robotic and automated high-mix, low-volume production equipment.
• Define, procure, and support automated filling, labeling, and packaging equipment, including statements of work, functional specifications, FAT, and SAT.
• Lead and support capital equipment and manufacturing improvement projects using project management tools.
• Investigate equipment failures through root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Prepare, execute, and support IQ/OQ/PQ equipment and process validations for FDA and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with QA, vendors, contractors, engineers, and technicians on equipment, documentation, and compliance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, robotics, automation, or a related engineering and technology discipline, with 5+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on experience with robotics and automation, PLCs, HMIs, vision systems, servos, and labelers.
• Experience maintaining robotic and automated equipment and performing IQ/OQ/PQ validation documentation and execution.
• Strong technical, project management, documentation, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems and work in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of FDA QSR, ISO 13485, FMEA, DOE, SPC, Industry 4.0, AI, or predictive analytics.
• Experience managing suppliers or subcontractors, DI water systems, cold rooms, or central monitoring systems.
• Experience with CAD, SolidWorks, SAP, Agile, or electronic batch records.
• Programming experience with Fanuc or Denso robots, Omron or Allen-Bradley PLCs, Cognex vision systems, and Zebra, Sato, or DataMax labelers.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a cross-functional manufacturing engineering team supporting finished production.
• Contribute to medical-device manufacturing connected to precision medicine and cancer care.
• Full-time schedule with day-shift hours and occasional travel.
• Eligible compensation includes bonus, stock, and benefits.
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace with accessibility support.