Manufacturing Planner (Aerospace)

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States

Base pay: $28.45–$39.83 per hour for Washington applicants; other site ranges may differ.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems, including the New Glenn heavy-lift launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Develop and support New Glenn sub-assembly manufacturing processes and translate engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into flight-ready hardware.
• Maintain design and configuration integrity for complex components, subassemblies, and installations.
• Create, interpret, and modify work instructions and routings to guide technicians and support material planning.
• Improve producibility, quality, cost, build sequences, schedules, tooling, and manufacturing processes.
• Support assembly, engineering compliance, discrepancy resolution, component acceptance testing, and corrective or preventative actions on the manufacturing floor.
• Coordinate with design, test, operations, and customer teams throughout design release, gated reviews, development, and production.

Requirements

• Associate degree or technical trade-school qualification with at least 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 1 year of relevant hardware manufacturing experience involving structures, fluid, mechanical, avionics, or related systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing engineering processes, planning systems, manufacturing plans, and production schedules.
• Understanding of mechanical design and manufacturing fundamentals, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong written, technical, software, coordination, and project management skills, including CAD, scheduling, issue tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or lawfully admitted refugees or asylees.

Nice to have

• At least 1 year of experience developing manufacturing plans and schedules.
• Experience implementing tooling for manufacturing, assembly, and acceptance testing.
• Experience with 3D CAD programs, especially Creo Pro/E or CATIA.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company matching of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program, stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week, paid time off, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Standard background check required; additional checks may apply depending on role requirements.