Principal Electric Propulsion Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite role

Base salary: $162,000–$270,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $212,000–$350,000 USD annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the development of electric propulsion and fluidic products or systems as a technical lead.
• Perform conceptual and detailed performance calculations, systems modeling, static and transient analysis, and system design.
• Gather, define, and manage requirements across the end-to-end development process.
• Lead systems engineering activities, test planning, instrumentation, execution, and data analysis.
• Make risk-based technical decisions and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage schedules, coordinate engineers and technicians, mentor team members, and maintain engineering standards and documentation.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in propulsion system development or an equivalent high-performance field.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or another technical engineering discipline.
• Expertise in propulsion system modeling, static and transient analysis, and model validation using test data.
• Experience with requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing.
• Strong understanding of the Systems Engineering V and risk-based decision-making.
• U.S. citizenship is required, and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Jama, Python for data manipulation, NX or equivalent CAD software, GD&T, PLM systems, and National Instruments data acquisition systems.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting flight hardware.
• Master’s degree or PhD and hands-on engineering experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HSA and flexible spending options.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Additional benefits include EV charging support, fitness and gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.