Test Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. The role requires access to items subject to U.S. export controls; the hire must be a U.S. person or eligible for deemed export licensing.

Salary: $112,340–$159,468 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops human-rated space stations, spacecraft, satellite products, and related space infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design, build, operate, and troubleshoot test rigs and ground support equipment for ECLSS fluid, chemical, and electrical control systems.
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, instrumentation, and testing of pumps, valves, sensors, tubing, and control hardware.
• Own hardware test campaigns from setup through execution, data collection, analysis, and anomaly investigation.
• Develop test procedures, work instructions, wiring diagrams, schematics, data-acquisition setups, and hardware documentation.
• Support Haven-1 flight-hardware acceptance and qualification campaigns, as well as development testing for ECLSS and CLD-derived hardware.
• Help transition R&D testing into standardized, production-ready processes and contribute to test-readiness reviews and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with fluid or chemical systems, including fittings, valves, pumps, sensors, and pressure systems.
• Ability to build, operate, and troubleshoot test rigs and hardware from setup through data collection.
• Ability to create test procedures and work instructions and maintain traceability throughout testing.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export-control requirements.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends during critical mission milestones and lift up to 25 lb unassisted.

Nice to have

• CAD experience, such as Siemens NX, for design review and test or manufacturing documentation.
• Python programming experience for test automation and data-analysis tools.
• Experience managing hardware development or test campaigns from concept through execution.
• Familiarity with Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations and human-spaceflight air-quality assessment.
• Experience with chemical testing, instrumentation, SDS requirements, and chemical storage and waste disposal.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and other discounts and perks.
• Onsite meals and refreshments, including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.