Principal Tooling Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Base salary: $175,000–$200,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops and mass-produces high-power satellite platforms for commercial and U.S. government missions from low Earth orbit to deep space.

What you will do

• Design and fabricate tooling and material-handling systems for satellite buses, subsystems, and associated hardware.
• Lead satellite subsystem production fixture development from project kickoff through production and subsequent improvements.
• Develop tooling, size and structurally analyze ground support equipment, and improve manufacturing and production operations.
• Support ground test setups, flight hardware, development fixtures, and customer tooling requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, tooling methods, and project schedules.
• Build tooling with internal and external fabrication resources, educate end-user teams, and validate tool performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis.
• Experience with CAD or FEA software, including professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby experience.
• Hands-on fabrication experience.
• Experience designing, building, and testing mechanical assemblies and tooling for aerospace or terrestrial applications.
• The role involves access to ITAR-controlled information and items; the hired candidate must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

Nice to have

• Experience with shipping, materials handling, clean room operations, GD&T, NX, Teamcenter PLM, or structural analysis tools such as Simcenter 3D, Femap, or Hypermesh.
• Experience owning mechanical hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team.
• Understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems in space environments and operations.
• Experience with actuators, controls, data acquisition, or dedicated test and automation equipment.

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth Series D-funded aerospace company scaling satellite production.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and paid parental leave.
• Equity in the company and additional employee benefits.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.