Staff Mechanisms Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $164,000–$246,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R, a launch vehicle designed to deliver customer payloads to orbit, using additive manufacturing and integrated hardware development.

What you will do

• Guide the full design, build, and test lifecycle of Terran R mechanisms.
• Design and test stage separation, fairing deployment, payload deployment, landing gear, and aero-control mechanisms.
• Define design criteria and subsystem requirements.
• Review static and dynamic loads, material properties, and manufacturing processes.
• Conduct mechanism trade studies and present design decisions to leadership.
• Collaborate with structures, avionics, fluids, vehicle design, test, loads, additive, and manufacturing teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ 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.
• Hands-on hardware build experience and a record of solving complex technical problems.
• Strong communication skills for leading discussions on complex technical topics.

Nice to have

• 10+ 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 or prototyping experience, including machining, 3D printing, welding, or woodworking.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership of flight hardware across the full design and test lifecycle.
• Cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced aerospace development environment.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.