Factory Infrastructure Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, United States; full-time onsite presence five days a week is required.

Salary: $100,000–$140,000 per year, plus stock options.

Company

hirify.global builds AI-native manufacturing systems that integrate software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts.

What you will do

• Design and implement infrastructure for the Skyfall next-generation printing system, including chillers, industrial plumbing, and high-flow gas delivery.
• Develop factory performance monitoring systems using sensors and data acquisition to track utility health, pressure levels, and flow rates in real time.
• Oversee power, process water, nitrogen, argon, and other critical utilities in accordance with safety codes.
• Define preventive maintenance for pumps, compressors, HVAC, and other facilities equipment while identifying automation opportunities.
• Source specialized fluid-system components and high-pressure fittings for infrastructure build-outs and engineering projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
• At least two years of facilities engineering, factory engineering, launch and ground systems engineering, or similar experience.
• Strong understanding of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer from first principles.
• Hands-on ability to troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical and fluid systems.
• Ability to work onsite in Hawthorne five days per week, with very limited exceptions.

Nice to have

• Experience with EHS practices, high-pressure gas safety under NFPA 55, and metal powder handling.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks or NX for facility layouts, piping routes, and mechanical mounts.
• Experience with high-volume production, automated manufacturing lines, PLCs, industrial automation controls, or BMS.
• Background in aerospace ground support, rocket engine test sites, cryogenic or high-pressure fluid systems, or new facility build-outs.
• Knowledge of ITAR, ISO 9001, metal additive manufacturing, or powder-based industrial processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, collaborative, learning-oriented environment with data-driven decision-making.
• Significant stock option package and employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, traditional and Roth 401(k), paid vacation, sick leave, company holidays, and parental leave.
• Relocation assistance, flexible work hours, casual dress, and regular catered team-building events.
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner with a stocked kitchenette.