Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Hiring range: $132,000–$198,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle, to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Guide the design of Terran R mechanisms, including stage separation, payload deployment, aero control features, and landing gear.
• Complete full design cycles covering conceptualization, trade studies, design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing.
• Define design criteria and subsystem requirements and review loads, material properties, and manufacturing processes.
• Design and test mechanism systems such as stage separation, fairing deployment, landing gear, and aero-surface actuation.
• Collaborate with structures, avionics, fluids, vehicle design, test, loads, additive, and manufacturing teams.
• Integrate subsystems into printed primary structures and support additive-process development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of full-cycle design engineering experience, including CAD, analysis, build, and test.
• Fundamental knowledge of kinematic synthesis, pneumatic and hydraulic actuation, mechatronics, and instrumentation.
• Fundamental knowledge of structural strength, stability, and fatigue failure modes.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and surface treatments.
• Hands-on hardware build experience and the ability to lead discussions on complex technical topics.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of aerospace experience or an advanced engineering degree.
• Experience with launch vehicle mechanisms and multi-body dynamics analysis.
• Experience with NX, TeamCenter, Ansys, Femap, Python, or MATLAB.
• Hands-on fabrication and prototyping experience, including machining, 3D printing, welding, or woodworking.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and direct impact on flight hardware and product development.
• Collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, testing, and vehicle development teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.