Senior Systems Engineer II - Spacecraft Design (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. Based at hirify.global's global headquarters; U.S. office roles require U.S. citizenship or qualifying ITAR work authorization.

Base salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $165,000–$255,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, science, interplanetary, national security, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical engineering formulation for new satellite systems and business development opportunities.
• Develop high-performance, lightweight spacecraft bus configurations, structures, mechanisms, and deployment systems.
• Own mechanical technical development from conceptual design through production, testing, and operations.
• Develop mass and mechanical budgets, requirements, verification methods, configuration trades, and interface specifications.
• Perform structural, mechanism, packaging, hand-calculation, FEA, thermal, and vibration analyses.
• Create and maintain CAD models, production drawings, test procedures, operations procedures, CONOPS, schedules, vendor plans, and budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another technical discipline.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience supporting satellite or spacecraft development programs.
• Experience with CAD modeling and technical drawing.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Nice to have

• Active security clearance and an advanced degree in mechanical, aerospace, or another technical engineering discipline.
• Spacecraft design, deployment systems, mechanism development, and rapid conceptual design experience.
• Experience with hand calculations, FEA, GD&T, hands-on testing, and thermal or vibration test-data analysis.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems, interfaces, space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid-body dynamics.
• Experience with JAMA, DOORS, requirements assessments, interface control documents, and taking products from concept through production autonomously.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and complex space missions.
• Company stock 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 HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness options, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.