Mechanical Engineer, Optomechanical Systems

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary: $140,000–$220,000 annually

Company

hirify.global develops and operates uranium enrichment technology to produce affordable nuclear fuel for advanced reactors and critical industries.

What you will do

• Develop precision mounts, alignment stages, beam delivery paths, enclosures, and other mechanical structures for optical and photonic enrichment subsystems.
• Own hardware through requirements definition, design, development, qualification, and production release.
• Select materials and coatings based on mechanical, thermal, optical, corrosion, and wear requirements.
• Optimize designs for cost, performance, and manufacturability.
• Test hardware under thermal, vibration, shock, durability, alignment, and beam-pointing conditions.
• Perform root-cause analysis, develop mitigations, and integrate designs with electrical, optical, software, manufacturing, nuclear, and materials engineering teams.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to make first-principles trade-offs with incomplete information.
• Experience designing precision mechanical structures for optical or photonic systems, such as alignment stages, athermal mounts, beam delivery paths, or thermal management hardware.
• Working knowledge of materials science or metallurgy, including failure analysis, material selection, or metals and alloys exposed to extreme thermal, mechanical, or corrosive conditions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly technical engineering environment and complete work under tight time or budget constraints.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends when necessary.
• Work is based in Los Angeles, California.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven, first-principles engineering culture focused on nuclear fuel production.
• Fast-paced, intense, Skunkworks-style projects with high ownership and accountability.
• Full-time employees may be eligible for stock options and long-term incentives.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.