Staff Quality Engineer - Advanced Metrology Integration (Fusion Energy)

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States; on-site

Salary: $130,000–$200,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops commercially viable fusion power plants and technologies for the transition to fusion energy.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical authority for dimensional management, GD&T, and quality strategy for HTS Magnet production and the SPARC Project.
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to translate design intent into manufacturable GD&T requirements and practical work instructions.
• Architect inspection systems, measurement strategies, tooling, and floor-level quality plans for large metallic components and complex geometries.
• Lead risk-informed quality controls and disposition Non-Conformance Reports through use-as-is, rework, repair, or scrap decisions.
• Analyze manufacturing data with control charts and process capability studies, and lead PFMEA, Quality Plan, MSA, and Gage R&R activities.
• Coach QC Inspectors and Quality Engineers on GD&T interpretation and provide technical oversight during subsystem integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Materials Science, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 10+ years of Quality Engineering experience in manufacturing, assembly, or equipment manufacturing, including new product transition to production.
• Program-level ownership of dimensional management or quality strategy and experience architecting inspection systems for complex hardware.
• Mastery of GD&T under ASME Y14.5 and deep knowledge of CMM, Romer Arm, and laser tracker metrology.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015, Six Sigma, SPC, process capability analysis, PFMEA, MSA, and APQP; proficiency with Minitab or JMP, Excel including VBA, and Visio.
• Ability to work on-site in an industrial facility, occasionally lift up to 50 lbs, and work occasional nights, weekends, on-call shifts, or travel.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of NDE methods including dye penetrant, ultrasonic, eddy current, and X-ray.
• Knowledge of cryogenics.
• NPI experience in a low-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience mentoring QC Inspectors and Quality Engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity and competitive compensation.
• 13 company-wide holidays, flexible vacation days, and 10 sick days.
• Generous parental leave and health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Professional growth opportunities and team-building activities.
• Work involves industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.