Staff Mechanical Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States; regular presence on the production floor is required. Local travel to fabrication shops is expected at less than 10%.

Company

hirify.global manufactures American rare-earth permanent magnets for critical defense, aerospace, and automotive applications.

What you will do

• Lead the mechanical and electrical design of custom manufacturing equipment for rare-earth magnet production.
• Translate pilot-line processes into production-ready machinery and collaborate with fabrication and machine shops throughout the build.
• Source components, manage lead times, review build quality, and provide on-floor support during assembly, wiring, and initial testing.
• Perform stress, thermal, and fluid-flow simulations to validate equipment for demanding industrial environments.
• Partner with Process, Quality, and Operations teams on design reviews, DFM, safety, environmental, ergonomic, and maintainability requirements.
• Develop equipment documentation including CAD assemblies, manufacturing and electrical drawings, pneumatic drawings, BOMs, risk assessments, PFMEA inputs, and maintenance documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline with 7+ years of experience, or a master’s degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Expert-level experience with complex CAD equipment assemblies using tools such as SolidWorks or Inventor, including detailed 2D manufacturing drawings and GD&T.
• Experience leading both mechanical design and electrical design, including frames, mechanisms, actuators, panel layouts, schematics, and sensor integration.
• Hands-on experience with stress, thermal, and fluid-flow simulations for design validation.
• Experience working with external fabrication shops, weldments, finishes, vendors, and tight engineering tolerances.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice to have

• Experience with heavy industrial manufacturing equipment, high-vacuum systems, or high-temperature processing equipment.
• Manual machining or welding experience.
• Familiarity with motion control hardware, servos, and basic PLC integration.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or automotive industries and related standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused work supporting national security and economic resiliency.
• Regular production-floor work in hot, humid, or noisy industrial environments.
• Required use of PPE, including respirators, and completion of fit testing.
• Ability to climb stairs and stand or walk for extended periods is required.
• Work must follow applicable safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.