Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements and ITAR regulations.

Salary: $100,800–$126,000 base salary annually; total compensation including equity is $110,875–$143,625 annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, defense, and interplanetary missions.

What you will do

• Support business development with proposals and mission concepts.
• Develop lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, deployment systems, and satellite bus configurations.
• Create concepts and configurations for high-value science and interplanetary missions.
• Own component designs from concept through production, testing, and operation.
• Perform hand calculations and FEA to support design decisions.
• Lead design, manufacturing, and test reviews while managing schedules, vendors, budgets, and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience in the aerospace industry or another hands-on engineering role.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Eligibility to meet applicable U.S. ITAR requirements is required for U.S. office roles.
• Ability to work with CAD, production drawings, and test and operations procedures.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Spacecraft or satellite design and deployment-system experience.
• Hands-on development, testing, and thermal or vibration test-data analysis experience.
• GD&T, systems engineering, requirements assessment, or interface control document experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and flexible spending accounts.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.