Senior Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R launch vehicles and additive manufacturing technologies for orbital payload delivery.

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 from conceptualization and trade studies through analysis, manufacturing, and testing.
• Define design criteria and subsystem requirements and review static and dynamic loads, material properties, and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with structures, avionics, fluids, vehicle design, test, loads, additive, and manufacturing teams.
• Integrate mechanisms into printed primary structures and support additive process development.
• Lead mechanism design trade studies and present recommendations to leadership.

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.
• Knowledge of kinematic synthesis, pneumatic and hydraulic actuation, mechatronics, and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of structural strength, stability, fatigue failure modes, manufacturing processes, materials, and surface treatments.
• Proven technical problem-solving ability and hands-on hardware build experience.
• Communication and interpersonal skills for leading discussions on complex technical topics.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of aerospace experience or an advanced engineering degree.
• Experience with launch vehicle mechanisms and multibody 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

• Autonomous, ownership-driven work with direct impact on flight hardware.
• Collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, test, and vehicle development teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.