Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time onsite position in Menlo Park, California, United States

Salary: $148,000 base salary plus bonus, stock options, and benefits

Company

hirify.global builds a global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform for space domain awareness, space traffic management, and satellite operations.

What you will do

• Lead Design for Manufacturability reviews throughout the hardware development lifecycle.
• Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, assembly documentation, tooling, fixtures, inspection methods, and production workflows for complex radar hardware.
• Act as the technical interface between Hardware Engineering, contract manufacturers, suppliers, and Supply Chain.
• Support prototype builds and guide PCB assemblies and electromechanical products through New Product Introduction into production.
• Investigate root causes and implement improvements to quality, yield, throughput, manufacturability, serviceability, and production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, documentation, and factory readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience manufacturing complex electronic or electromechanical products.
• Strong knowledge of DFM principles for PCB assemblies and mechanical assemblies, plus PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, panelization, IPC workmanship standards, and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Experience with New Product Introduction from prototype through production and with manufacturing documentation, assembly instructions, and production workflows.
• Familiarity with Arena or another PLM system, NetSuite or another ERP system, and SolidWorks.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance and obtain required ITAR authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with low- to medium-volume production of complex hardware systems and direct collaboration with contract manufacturers and electronics suppliers.
• Knowledge of PCB test strategies, fixture development, manufacturing validation, root cause analysis, process validation, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with aerospace, defense, robotics, or other high-reliability hardware products.
• Experience developing scalable manufacturing processes in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work bridging engineering and production on mission-critical space and radar hardware.
• Opportunity to support multiple hardware development programs from prototype through long-term production.
• Bonus, stock options, and benefits in addition to the base salary.