Senior Integration & Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, or Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage aerospace and defense startup developing advanced hypersonic strike systems and production capabilities.

What you will do

• Own assembly, integration, and testing for complete hypersonic strike vehicle assemblies, including structural, mechanical, electrical, avionics, and solid rocket motor subsystems.
• Guide hardware from concept and prototype through qualification and production-ready status in partnership with design, manufacturing, quality, supply-chain, and external fabrication teams.
• Develop and qualify manufacturing, assembly, and test processes, including work instructions, test procedures, mBOMs, inspection standards, tooling, fixtures, test stands, and integration equipment.
• Lead hands-on flight-hardware builds and functional, static, environmental, and acceptance test campaigns, including go/no-go decisions.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for integration and test failures while improving assembly flows and test procedures.
• Plan capital equipment, facility layout, and production-line upgrades; mentor engineers and technicians as production volume and complexity increase.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or another technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in aerospace, defense, or a related high-reliability manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience taking hardware from R&D or prototype phases through production.
• Proficiency with CAD/CAM software; NX is preferred.
• Broad knowledge of mechanical, structural/composite, electrical, and avionics systems, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• Access to export-controlled information may require eligibility under U.S. Government export-control rules and, where applicable, the ability to obtain a security clearance or other government authorization.

Nice to have

• Experience writing and executing detailed test plans, qualification procedures, acceptance criteria, and environmental tests.
• Experience with large-scale assembly, heavy lifting, crane operations, facility logistics, and hardware-flow safety.
• Experience with avionics harnessing, flight-hardware electrical integration, instrumentation, DAQ, automated test setups, and data analysis.
• Python, MATLAB, SQL, or similar programming experience for test automation and data processing.
• Experience with configuration management, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, manufacturing-flow automation, and high-volume production.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage startup environment with significant ownership and direct impact on advanced defense systems.
• Fast-paced, resource-constrained work focused on execution, accountability, technical rigor, safety, and continuous learning.
• Generous benefits package.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available throughout the hiring process.