Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States. The role involves access to ITAR-controlled information and requires a U.S. Person or eligibility for a federally issued export control license.

Salary: $140,000–$170,000 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

• Provide DFX guidance for mechanisms, machined components, assemblies, tooling, flight hardware, and initial designs.
• Develop innovative manufacturing systems and techniques for rotational actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, and reaction wheel assemblies.
• Create custom manufacturing tools, processes, and Manufacturing Execution System software foundations.
• Build prototypes and test articles, support development and qualification campaigns, and iterate hardware and processes based on test results.
• Define efficient subassembly build flows that align satellite production with takt times and scale processes to high-rate production.
• Mentor junior manufacturing engineers and technicians while leading research into novel spacecraft manufacturing technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in a high-volume, rapid-production manufacturing, integration, or design engineering environment.
• Experience leading product development or process improvement initiatives and setting up production floors for first-article builds.
• Deep knowledge of mechanisms subassembly manufacturing, DFX principles, GD&T, mechanical assembly drawings, and design review.
• Familiarity with NASA-STD-5017, AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, and GSFC-STD-7000 standards.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

Nice to have

• Experience with precision bearing standards, bearing preload, mechanisms tooling, wire harness manufacturing, and aerospace quality practices.
• Experience developing production processes from the ground up and improving designs for manufacturing.
• Knowledge of technician workflows, build tooling, CAD software such as NX, and MES systems.

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth, Series D-funded aerospace environment focused on building large, high-power satellite platforms.
• Opportunity to work on multiple spacecraft launches and scale production toward 100 satellites per year.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Equity participation and encouragement of non-traditional career paths.