Engineering Lab Technician (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Torrance, California, United States. First shift, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., with occasional overtime and weekend support.

Salary: $35.00–$45.00 hourly.

Company

hirify.global designs and integrates flight control actuation systems for military aircraft, including the F-35 Lightning II and V-280 Valor.

What you will do

• Set up and operate environmental and functional tests for aircraft hardware.
• Configure units under test and associated equipment according to approved procedures, technical specifications, and drawings.
• Inspect test setups for procedural, safety, and configuration compliance.
• Monitor critical test parameters, collect and analyze data, and investigate test anomalies.
• Complete data sheets, generate plots, maintain test logs, and prepare documentation for engineering and customer review.
• Identify and control hazards involving temperature, pressure, rotating equipment, electrical energy, chemicals, noise, and liquid nitrogen.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance are required.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in testing, electromechanical setup, or data analysis.
• Ability to interpret test specifications, technical drawings, and written procedures.
• Ability to accurately document test activities and communicate technical information in English.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; equivalent military experience, trade-school training, technical certifications, or an associate degree may be considered.
• Commitment to maintaining high laboratory and test-site safety standards.

Nice to have

• Experience with RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or comparable aerospace and defense standards.
• Experience with endurance, fatigue, limit-load, ultimate-load, thermal, and acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with vibration, pressure-altitude, icing, humidity, sand-and-dust, salt-fog, and thermal-shock testing.
• Experience with data-acquisition systems, sensor interfaces, temperature chambers, electrical test equipment, and laboratory tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, NI DIAdem, and Microsoft Excel.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in a safety-focused engineering laboratory.
• Compensation package with bonus opportunities, matching 401(k), and employee stock purchase plan participation at select locations.
• Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and relocation assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, employee assistance, flexible spending, and health savings account benefits.
• Tuition assistance, mentorship, coaching, and leadership development programs.