Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Components Engineer I

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based out of the Long Beach office.

Base Salary: $115,000–$173,000 USD annually. Total Compensation, including equity: $135,000–$208,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, propulsion systems, and other critical spaceflight subsystems for civil, commercial, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Own the development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic products or systems and serve as a technical lead throughout the end-to-end development process.
• Create conceptual and detailed CAD designs, performance calculations, and analyses for propulsion components.
• Review and approve drawings, 3D PMI, reports, specifications, flight-part releases, and qualification decisions.
• Plan, set up, instrument, execute, and analyze propulsion integration and testing, including hands-on work with flight hardware.
• Make risk-based engineering decisions and communicate with internal and external project stakeholders.
• Manage schedules and priorities, coordinate engineers and technicians, mentor team members, and improve engineering processes and documentation.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in propulsion system development or an equivalent high-performance engineering field.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or another technical engineering discipline.
• Detailed mechanical design experience with NX or equivalent CAD software, plus PLM tools such as Teamcenter, Windchill, or similar systems.
• Experience with design reviews, flight-part release approvals, qualification reports, requirements, qualification, production, and acceptance testing.
• Hands-on integration and testing experience, ideally using National Instruments equipment and software, and experience with electrical and chemical storable propellants.
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to obtain a security clearance are required. Work on U.S. office programs is subject to ITAR eligibility and applicable U.S. work authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Python experience for data manipulation and post-processing.
• Experience with GD&T, engineering drawings, requirements and verification sets, test plans, test reports, and National Instruments data acquisition systems.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting flight hardware.
• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Experience making physics-based, standards-based, and technical risk-informed decisions in ambiguous environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock ownership through company equity and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with an HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work involves periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer use, with occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.