Engineering Continuous Improvement & Process Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Buffalo, NY; the position may also be located at another hirify.global location, preferably East Aurora, NY.

Salary: $140,000–$180,000 annually

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace and aircraft systems and fosters a performance-oriented engineering culture focused on solving complex technical challenges.

What you will do

• Manage the Engineering Project & Process Group, including staff development, team goals, recruiting, and budget recommendations.
• Establish and improve global engineering processes, standard work, governance frameworks, effectiveness metrics, and control systems.
• Lead process audits, create process maps and control matrices, and report assurance results to engineering leadership.
• Plan and execute process deployment initiatives, including training, communications, coaching, and adoption support.
• Manage a portfolio of improvement projects, leading project engineers across scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and delivery.
• Maintain engineering process documentation, metrics, audit reports, templates, and training materials in central repositories.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 10 years of design and development engineering experience, including at least 3 years in management or supervision, or equivalent.
• Experience facilitating broad change initiatives and prioritizing multiple projects across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience working collaboratively in multicultural, geographically dispersed environments and coaching teams through problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across staff levels, customers, and suppliers.
• Access to U.S. export-controlled information is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering, business, or a related technical field.
• Project leadership experience in large-scale business process development and improvement.
• Lean, Design for Six Sigma, or Advanced Product Quality Planning certification.
• Experience with Teamcenter, Subversion, JIRA, Connect, or SharePoint.
• Knowledge of AS9100D, AS9145, ARP4754A, DO-178, and DO-254.

Culture & Benefits

• Compensation package with bonus opportunities, matching 401(k), and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at select locations.
• Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and relocation assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, employee assistance, flexible spending, and health savings benefits.
• Tuition assistance, mentorship, coaching, leadership development, and personal growth programs.
• Respectful, inclusive workplace with employee-led resource groups and a family-like environment.