Sr. Staff Automation Engineer (Medical Devices)

Location: Onsite in Acton, Massachusetts, United States; ability to work on manufacturing floors and in cleanroom environments is required. Domestic and international travel may be required, up to 30%.

Annual base salary: $133,400–$200,075, with possible incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a medical device manufacturer developing high-volume, disposable, electromechanical, wearable products, including the Omnipod insulin delivery platform.

What you will do

• Lead the specification, selection, acceptance, installation, startup, commissioning, and validation of automated assembly and packaging systems.
• Design and deploy scalable automation solutions for current manufacturing operations, technology transfers, obsolescence programs, and new product development.
• Provide system-level technical leadership for machine architecture, performance, reliability, cost, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Direct supplier engagement, design reviews, multi-workstream execution, and accountability for scope, schedule, cost, and performance.
• Oversee FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ validation activities and drive consistent safety and compliance practices across programs and sites.
• Mentor engineers and advance engineering standards, training, SOPs, design guidelines, technology roadmaps, and cross-site standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; a master’s degree is a plus.
• 10–13+ years of hands-on machine design and automation experience, ideally in the medical device industry.
• Experience leading large-scale or multi-line automation programs and supporting global manufacturing or multi-site deployments.
• Expertise in mechanical machine design, pneumatics, linkage design, mechatronics, robotics, drive systems, assembly, and packaging technologies.
• Experience with CAD modeling software, preferably SolidWorks, plus working knowledge of Minitab and/or JMP.
• Ability to work onsite, operate in manufacturing and cleanroom environments, travel up to 30%, and lead cross-functional technical initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience with blister forming, cartoning, bagging, sealing, conveyor systems, ultrasonic welding, heat transfer decoration, hot stamping, laser welding, or laser decoration.
• Experience applying CE, UL, SCCR, NFPA-70E/79, ISO, and other machine safety and regulatory standards.
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and employee wellness programs.
• Work across global, cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Opportunity to influence automation standards, equipment platforms, and technology roadmaps.

Hiring process

• Applications are submitted online through the hirify.global Careers site.
• The posting remains open until the position is filled.