Production Engineer I (Space Systems)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global's site in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, solar cells, and critical subsystems for space missions.

What you will do

• Support sustaining activities to maximize yield and productivity across lithography work centers.
• Own photolithography process modules, including coat, expose, and develop systems and associated metrology.
• Respond to defect issues, prepare yield reports, write work instructions, and oversee operator training.
• Plan and perform experiments to improve safety, yield, reliability, and throughput.
• Collaborate with Operations, Equipment Maintenance, Process Technicians, and R&D teams on production and new-product projects.
• Scope and procure equipment and process approaches for new products and manufacturing expansion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field.
• For work in a U.S. office, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, lawfully admitted refugee or asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations under ITAR.
• Ability to work in a production environment involving periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work.
• Ability to occasionally work around moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes.

Nice to have

• Experience with photolithography systems, processing modules, and associated metrology.
• Knowledge of III-V and silicon wafer fabrication, solar cell device physics, testing methods, metallurgy, and materials science.
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, JMP, SQL, SPC, OCAP, 8D, FMEA, and RCCA.
• Experience with metal lift-off and photochemical interactions involving wet and dry etch processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, solar cells, and components supporting lunar, Mars, national security, and defense missions.
• Collaborate across production, maintenance, operations, and R&D functions.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and challenging space projects.