Principal Engineer - Process (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. The role requires eligibility under U.S. export controls: candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, permanent U.S. residency, or protected-individual status.

Annual base salary: $75,000–$232,000, plus restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technologies and precision timing solutions for telecommunications, wireless, aerospace and defense, IT infrastructure, and metrology applications.

What you will do

• Create and maintain standard operating procedures for assembly, solder reflow, sealing, wafer bonding, wafer dicing, evaporation, and sputtering.
• Collect and analyze process data to identify trends and improve processes in the physics package product line.
• Modify equipment and manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, throughput, and production yields.
• Support production teams through technical guidance and training, including automated semiconductor component assembly.
• Coordinate procurement of wafers, VCSELs, photodiodes, solder preforms, thermistors, and LCCs with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Support next-generation Chip Scale Atomic Clock development, DFM activities, ERP utilization, and structured failure analysis.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant experience with a BS degree, or 5 years with an MS degree.
• Experience with complex new product introduction, manufacturing, hardware BOMs, process documentation, assembly, and test processes.
• Ability to analyze opportunities, solve problems proactively, manage multiple projects, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Competence in electrical, mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, or related engineering principles.
• Experience working internationally across multiple time zones and cultures, with willingness to travel up to 10% domestically or internationally.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with SPC, ANOVA, 8D, Gage R&R, DOE, 5 Whys, Fishbone, Six Sigma, 6S, and Lean Value Stream methods.
• Experience with PLM and ERP software.
• MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with experienced technicians, manufacturing engineers, and R&D engineers.
• High-autonomy work focused on process development, yield improvement, and manufacturing sustainment.
• Health benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
• Retirement savings plans and an employee stock purchase program with a two-year look-back feature.
• Physical work environment includes approximately 50% standing and 50% sitting, entirely indoors.