Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; based at hirify.global’s Austin campus

Company

hirify.global develops advanced products through engineering, manufacturing, and automation-focused programs.

What you will do

• Hire, manage, coach, and mentor members of the mechanical engineering group.
• Assign engineers to subsystem projects and coordinate workload, priorities, and technical issue escalation.
• Ensure engineering outputs meet product goals, requirements, quality, reliability, schedule, budget, and scope expectations.
• Define engineering standards, design principles, quality assurance processes, and best practices.
• Drive innovative design and research initiatives while balancing project risks.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary collaboration and contribute as a subject-matter expert or individual contributor when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience and experience managing or leading technical teams.
• Experience with component manufacturing processes, including machining and rapid prototyping, and large system development projects.
• Proficiency with parametric solid modeling and CAD software; SolidWorks and PDM experience are required.
• Knowledge of engineering drawings, tolerancing standards, Agile Scrum, and strong technical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work at the Austin, Texas campus in a dynamic startup environment.

Nice to have

• Automation industry and startup experience.
• Experience with thermal and mechanical FEA, topology optimization, Ansys, or SolidWorks Simulation.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems.
• Industrial safety systems experience and a resourceful, innovation-oriented approach.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovative, inclusive, diverse, and discrimination-free work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and continuous improvement.
• Equal opportunity employment with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.