Spacecraft Development Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite. The role requires flexibility and travel as needed. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR.

Salary: $100,000–$160,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Collaborate across disciplines to define requirements and verification approaches.
• Support customer deliverables and create program documentation.
• Perform system-level analyses for mission design, system optimization, and proposal development.
• Develop engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance.
• Define and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Prepare, plan, and execute system-level testing while resolving technical issues and scaling processes for high-rate spacecraft production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems.
• Experience with requirements analysis and flow-down.
• Leadership, communication, project ownership, and effective small-team collaboration skills.
• Eligibility to work on ITAR-controlled space technology is required.

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience with spacecraft programs and missions across the lifecycle from concept to in-orbit operations.
• Development or testing experience, MATLAB or Excel analysis, and CAD hardware design experience.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Flexible schedule with travel as needed.

Hiring process

• Application review and resume screening.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer.