Gear Process Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing)

Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States; onsite manufacturing role with work on second or third shifts, weekends, and off shifts as required.

Company

hirify.global supplies engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies for conventional and alternative-energy vehicles through a global network of engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and optimize production workflows, layouts, equipment utilization, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain CNC programs for pinion and ring blanking, including cutting-tool and work-holding selection and design.
• Provide technical support for process, machine, tooling, equipment, and quality issues on the shop floor.
• Apply lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Poka-Yoke, and automation solutions to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and achieve cost savings.
• Coordinate tooling, process validation, documentation, APQP product launches, pre-production material flow, and equipment moves.
• Prepare estimates, obtain vendor quotations, coordinate machine run-offs, and support manufacturing strategy and capacity analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing systems, process engineering, and industrial automation.
• Ability to analyze data, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in a production environment.
• Experience managing multiple engineering projects, coordinating resources, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with production, quality, maintenance, and leadership teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global organization focused on innovation, responsible growth, and collaboration.
• Collaborate with diverse production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and leadership teams.
• Support a culture based on valuing others, inspiring innovation, growing responsibly, and winning together.