Specialist, Process Control Engineer (Installation Trials) (Automotive)

Location: Blythewood, South Carolina, United States; onsite 4–5 days per week with occasional business travel

Salary: $100,000–$125,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus

Company

hirify.global is developing electrified and digitally enabled pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Lead installation trials validating assembly processes, tooling, and equipment during pilot and series production.
• Define, implement, and maintain process control strategies for stable, repeatable, and compliant production.
• Support production teams during pre-series builds and own process performance during series production.
• Identify deviations, resolve equipment and tooling issues, and implement containment and corrective actions.
• Analyze pilot and production data to identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve flow, ergonomics, throughput, and quality.
• Develop work instructions, process documentation, and control plans; coordinate validation builds, rework activities, training, and cross-functional problem-solving.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in automotive production, pilot builds, or industrialization, focused on installation processes and process control.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, a comparable technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience collaborating across production, quality, maintenance, and engineering organizations.
• Strong analytical, data-driven, structured problem-solving, decision-making, and continuous improvement skills.
• High proficiency in DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, and related quality and industrialization tools.
• Experience with metrology equipment, measurement systems, measurement reports, and explaining technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help build automotive products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer matching and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus paid bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.